Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Francis Ralph Alldritt
Francis Ralph Alldritt's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Francis Ralph Alldritt
Service number: 481
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 18 May 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: GALLIPOLI 8. Quinn's Post Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: ALLDRITT Tpr Ralph 481 1st Australian Light Horse Killed in action 18th May 1915 Age 22 Son of Francis Knight Northey Alldritt and Roberta Judd Alldritt of Burrangong David St Mosman Sydney New South Wales Native of Moore Park Sydney B 5
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Francis Ralph Alldritt from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 481 |
| Place of birth | Moore Park, Flinders Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Ulomogo, Curban, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis K.N. Alldritt, Bank of NSW, Kensington, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 28 August 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 28 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 18 May 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Quinn's Post Cemetery (Row B, Grave 5), Gallipoli, Turkey. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis Knight Northey and Roberta Judd ALLDRITT. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2035 Pte Robert Gregory ALLDRITT, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 January 1916; 2106 Pte Northery Brice ALLDRITT, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Gallipoli Battles1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Francis Ralph Alldritt
