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Alfred Dudley TITHERIDGE [1895-1973]-Vera Annie POWELL
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Surname on military document: Titheridge First Names or Initials: A D Regiment/regiments) or Corps: Australian Engineers (1st Anzac Wireless Section / 4th Field Artillery Brigade) Regimental No: 6426 Rank/Ranks: Corporal Medals awarded: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Any other military information: Extract taken from the London Gazette under heading Australian Imperial force; DCM award 6426 Cpl. A. D. Titheridge, Engrs. “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in repeatedly repairing wireless aerial when broken by heavy shell fire until it became impossible to keep it working. He then established successful communication with amplifier, and continued to work for two days .after his ration supply had been destroyed by shell fire, eventually bringing away the whole of his wireless gear through heavy shelling.” Is the identity of soldier known ? yes Full name in our data base: Titheridge, Alfred Dudley (from Australia) Soldier's Parents: Willliam Titheridge and Lavinia Hammer (William being the son of Henry Titheridge who emigrated from Winchester to Australia in 1856) Date and Place of birth: Born April 1895 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, died in 1973 Soldier's wife: Vera Annie Powell, married 1919 in Melbourne Soldier’s children Two known children Male born 1921, and Female born 1925 ID in the Data base: 1282 |
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John Tidridge
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