Arthur Samuel William Alldridge

Arthur Samuel William Alldridge

Personal Information
Date of Birth	13 Jan 1916
Place of Birth	Byford, Western Australia
Death	23 Sep 1974
Place of Death	Collie, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 8 months
Description	5'10" (1.78m) tall ; ; mild complexion ; hazel eyes ; dark brown hair ; scars on jaw and neck
Occupation	Truck driver
Religion	Church of England
Address	Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. E+William Alldridge
Military Information
Reg Number	WX16571
Date of Enlistment	22 Sep 1941
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	64th Australian Infantry Battalion
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	23 May 1945 ‒ 5 Jun 1945
Transport Details	SS Pasteur Brisbane to Morotai
Transfers
Journey Dates	21 Sep 1945
Transport Details	HMAS Westralia Morotai to Ambon
Return to Australia
Journey Dates	3 Nov 1945 ‒ 3 Nov 1945
Transport Details	plane Ambon to Morotai
Journey Dates	10 Nov 1945 ‒ 21 Nov 1945
Transport Details	LST 408 Morotai to Brisbane
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to AUstralia
Monument(s)	ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)

Pre War

Electoral Roll entry: 1937 Byford, farm hand; During 1941 Arthur married Ruby Brennand (1916 - 1987) in Perth. Ruby died 7 Jul 1987, aged 71

War Service

On 22 Sep 1941 Arthur enlisted with the 2nd AIF. Two days later he was admitted to 110th Australian Base Hospital for an overnight stay. On his return to training he was posted to the Artillery Training Depot. Basic training completed, on 22 Nov 1941 he was posted to the 2/3rd Australian Field Artillery Regiment. On 16 Jan 1942 he was allocated to the 3rd Field Training Battery. On 13 Mar 1942 Arthur was transferred from the 2/3rd Australian Field Regiment to the 3rd Field Regiment.

Morotai and AMbon 23 May 1945 - 21 Nov 1945 On 8 oct 1943 he married Ruby 10 Dec 1945

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 100 Kirkham Hill terrace Maylands, labourer; 1954 - 1972 at Lot 12 Preston road, Collie, miner.