Ashby Burton Hardidge - Military Record

 
Ashby Burton Hardidge enlisted on the 26 June 1916  in the  57th Infantry Battalion In the Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of: Private Serial Number: 2420 and was listed as Returned to Australia on the 4 January 1919

Ashby Burton Hardidge, Undated Photo
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Born: 6 April 1896
Place of Birth: Surrey Hills, Victoria
Occupation: Salesman
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: Single
Date of Enlistment: 26 June 1916
Locality on Enlistment: King St, Doncaster, Victoria
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment: 20yrs 2mths
Service: Australian Army (Infantry)
Service Number: 2420
Rank on enlistment: Private
Roll title: 57th Infantry Battalion – 2nd to 5th Reinforcements (April-September 1916)
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date unit embarked Australia: 25 September 1916
Place of embarkation: Melbourne, Victoria
Ship embarked on: HMAT A9 Shropshire
Displacement: 8,130.tons. 
Average speed: 15 knots. 
Owners: Federal SN Co Ltd London
Commonwealth control ended 5 August 1917
Rank in unit served: Private
Temporary Corporal: 21 December 1917
Unit served in: 57th Infantry Battalion
Wounded in action: 1st (Occur) 8th May 1917 (GSW Left Foot)
Rejoined Unit: 27 July 1917
Wounded in action: 2nd (Occur) 9th December 1917 (Remained on Duty)
Wounded in action: 3rd (Occur) 25th April 1918
Rejoined unit: 1 June 1918
Wounded in action: 4th (Occur) 8th August 1918 (GSW Upper Thigh)
Rejoined unit: 19 September 1918
Hospitalized (Illness): 13 December 1917 (Ingrown Toe Nail)
Rejoined unit: 28 February 1918
Theatre of service: France
Returned to Australia: 4 January 1919
On Board: RMS Moldavia 
Royal Mail Steamers
These ships carried mail between Australia and the United Kingdom. Occasionally, they carried small numbers of passengers as well, including, on occasion, troops. 
Royal Mail Steamers carried some troops of the First AIF.
Disembarked Australia:
Date of Discharge: 20 March 1919, 3MD (Victoria)
Died: 14 September 1953
Aged: 57yrs
Place of Death: Parkville, Victoria
Date of service: 15 September 1953
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England, Section 112, Grave 24
With his wife

Headstone, Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
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Next of kin: Father, Mr Arthur James Hardidge, King Street, Doncaster, Victoria

Medals Awarded:  British War Medal and Victory Medal

Arthur James Hardidge and Family
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His Father was: Arthur James Hardidge
Born: 19 August 1871
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Died: 22 February 1926
Aged: 54yrs
Place of Death: Hotham, Victoria
Date of service: 24 February 1926
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England, Grave 2414
With his wife
They had three children in 13 years. 

Plaque, Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria

Caroline Hillman, Undated Photo
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His Mother Was: 

Caroline Hillman
Date of marriage: 13 January 1896
Place of marriage: Fitzroy, Victoria
Born: 21 May 1871
Place of Birth: Nairne, South Australia
Died: 3 April 1947
Aged: 75yrs
Place of Death: Kew, Victoria
Date of service: 5 April 1947
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England, Grave 2414
With her husband

They had three children in 13 years. 

Ashby Burton married: 

Florence Adelaide Craze
Date of marriage: 1925
Place of marriage: Victoria
Born: 14 November 1900
Place of Birth: Creswick, Victoria
Died: 21 November 1994
Aged: 94yrs
Place of Death: Not Known ?
Date of service: 24 November 1994
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England, Section 112, Grave 24
With her husband