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ELDRIDGE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 431 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 431, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 431, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 431, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 431 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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