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Charles Percy ALDRED

Regimental number4352
Place of birthIslington, London, England
SchoolLondon County Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressOak Grove, Valley Heights, Western Line, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Aldred, 161 Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Fate listed incorrectly on Nominal Roll as RTA 15/06/1919.
Place of death or woundingWesthoek, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 9), Zillebeke, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emily Kezia ALDRED, 161 Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town, London, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: Driver Leonard George ALDRED, City of London Regiment, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action, 19 September 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death23

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