CSM
Ernest Aldridge
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 06/08/1890 |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Company Sergeant Major |
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Service number: G/870 |
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Units: — The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 17A |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Sources 1
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7 Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2049/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/845843 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=1ced7087-6141-4d82-8f03-4c2e221eecfe |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/642870 |