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Henry Edward ALDOUS

Regimental number2106
Place of birthAlexandra, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressYarck, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 5.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Aldous, Yarck, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 March 1915
Place of enlistmentYarck, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date13 July 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 94 Pte George ALDOUS, 13th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 27 January 1916 (dental); transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, 28 January 1916; to Hospital Train, 30 January 1916, and admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis; transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 3 February 1916; discharged to duty, 9 February 1916; rejoined Bn, 11 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, 11 May 1916, and transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station (mumps); to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 12 May 1916; to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 3 June 1916 (debility); to 25th General Hospital, Camiers, 23 June 1916; to England, 23 June 1916, and admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital, 24 June 1916; to Australian Convalescent Home, Woodcote, 11 August 1916.

Taken on strength, No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 September 1916.

Marched in to 2nd Training Bn, Durrington, 10 December 1916.

Appointed Acting Sergeant, 24 October 1917; reverted to the ranks, 9 January 1918.

Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 January 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board RMS 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: movable Patella left knee joint), 13 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death not attributed to war service.
Date of death14 November 1939
Age at death53
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALDOUS Henry Edward

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