Regimental number | 5 |
Place of birth | Warialda, New South Wales |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Contractor |
Address | 'Glenburnie', Grey Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E. Aldridge, 'Glenburnie', Grey Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, Headquarters |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1444 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Name on headstone given as Harry Gwydir ALDRIDGE. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, 26 April 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 26 April 1915 (bullet wound, left knee, severe); transferred to Egyptian Ophthalmic Hospital, Shabin el Kom, 6 June 1915; to Mustapha Convalescent Camp, 18 June 1915; to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 25 June 1915; to Mustapha Convalescent Camp, 25 June 1915; discharged, 28 June 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked, 5 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), 3 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Woronora Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALDRIDGE Harry Gwyder |