William ALDRIDGE

Regimental number24/1926
Place of birthEngland
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, Henry Aldridge, 62 Roxburgh Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 27 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLonguenesse Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 78), St Omer, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Antony and Clara Aldridge
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 31