Private Alfred Richard Witheridge
- Rank
- Private
- Service number
- 2754
- Unit
- 32 Battalion
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Passchendaele, Belgium
- Date of death
- 25 October 1917
- Age
- 31
- Plaque number
- M592A
- Co-located plaques
- M592 - PTE Roy Jamieson
- Dedicated by
- Family on 18 November 2017
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Private Alfred Richard Witheridge Alfred was born in Callington, South Australia in January 1886. He was the fourth of seven sons, born to Alfred and Polly Witheridge.
In the late 1800’s, the family moved to Queens Park, which was then a rural area of Perth and they began farming.
Records show that Alfred attended a state school and that his calling was that of a dairyman.
Alfred enlisted in April 1916 and, after training at Blackboy Hill Military Camp, embarked on HMAT Suffolk at Fremantle in October, bound for Plymouth.
They commenced further training at 13 training battalion at Codford and then proceeded to France in March 1917.
In September, he was hospitalised with a bout of influenza and returned to duty in October. He was then detached to 15 field ambulance as a stretcher bearer.
The battalion was engaged in heavy fighting in the Ypres sector in Belgium.
Private Alfred Richard Witheridge, service number 2754 of 32 Battalion, was killed in action on 25 October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium. He was 31 years of age.
He was never found and is remembered at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.
His plaque is located alongside that of known relative, Private Roy Jamieson of 32 Battalion.