Regimental number | 971 |
Place of birth | Goudhurst, Kent, England |
School | Council School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Lord Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 2.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susan Judge, Goodhurst Road, Marden, Kent, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 28.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred William and Susan JUDGE, Gouldhurst Road, Marden, Kent, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Certified by Private L. J. Western, 334, that Private Judge succumbed to wounds; now, 12 April 1917, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1470703, 334 Pte L.J. WESTERN, D Company, 8th Bn, 5 January 1917: 'On retiring from the German trenches in the Fromelles region on the morning of July 20th 1916 [1078] Pte [G.S.] Gibney and myself passed over the German front line together and we just exchanged the usual greetings "Good-day" although it was a rotten day, by the way. When about in the middle of "No Man's Land" I got a bullet so dropped into a shell hole and went to sleep for about five hours. When I awoke at what I judged to be about -- a.m. I heard someone calling in agonised tones "For God's sake give me some water!" On looking along the water gutter leading to the shell hole, I saw my friend Guy Gibney and another fellow, so having about half a dozen mouthsful of water in my bottle, I crawled to them and gave them a sip ach, at least shared it between them. His mate was Pte C.J. (sic) Judge. Gibney was badly wounded in the upper part of the legs and chest by shrapnel I should say, while Judge was wounded in the shin part of the left leg also body. After I gavethem water, barely more than two mouthfuls each, they became quiet and to a casual onlooker apparently asleep, but I regret to say, they succumbed to their wounds. About eighteen hours after I got hit I crawled into our own lines, under cover of darkness.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JUDGE Clarence Frank
Red Cross file 1470703 |