World War 1 – Audley Combatants; from Former ‘Colonial’ Countries

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Alfred Norman Audley
Born 1892  Melbourne Victoria
Died  12^th July 1954,  Aged 62 Buried in the Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
Church of England
Next Of Kin: F Audley, & Edward Audley (Father) of 15, Primrose Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
(Prior to Enlisting he served in the Militia.)
Living in the Parish of Fitzroy, Victoria, New South Wales, a Warehouseman/Warehouse Salesman
Enlisted: 26^th August 1914. At Pontville, Tasmania, Australia.
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Australian Army Flying Corp. SERN LIEUTENANT
Gunner Reg No #1944, 4th Division Field Artillery
Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9.
(Embarked on the 20th October 1914, from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 ‘Geelong’. Returned to Australia on the 11th December 1918.)
His service record exists.

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George Audley (1880 – 1972)

A British Subject
Next Of Kin: Mrs Amy M Audley of 188, Willow Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria, New South Wales, & W Audley
Enlisted: 12th June 1916. At Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Australian Army Private 21^st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement Regiment, : SERN #5783 :
(Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2nd October 1916.
Returned to Australia on the 15th February 1918.)
His service record exists.

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William H Audley (1893 – 1963}

Roman Catholic
Next of Kin: Mother. Mrs H Audley 102 Union Street West Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia.
Living in the Parish of Yarrawonga, Moira County, Victoria, New South Wales, a Labourer,
Enlisted: 17^th August 1914. At Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Australian Army Flying Corp SERN: # ??24 Head Quarters 1st Australian Division
Also served in the 5^th Australian Infantry Regiment prior to Enlistment.
(Possibly served in the 2^nd Infantry Brigade, but crossed out on his Attestation Record?)
(Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on the 21st October 1914. Returned to Australia on the 23rd October 1918.)
His service record exists.

Alfred  Audley (1866 – ????)
Born  Q4 1866 (according to GRO Index of England)
         22^nd November 1876 (according to attestation papers)
He emigrated from England to Canada in May 1904
He joined the Canadian Forces 1st February 1915
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Rank: Private
51st Battalion of the  Canadian Expeditionary Force, #436703
His Attestation Papers Survive

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George Henry Audley (1885 – 1968)

Born Q1 1885 (according to GRO index of England)
        5th February 1886 (according to attestation papers)
Emigrated From England to Canada in August 1910.
He joined the Canadian Forces 14th December 1915
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Canadian Expeditionary Force,  138th (Edmonton, Alberta) Battalion Private, #811376
49th Battalion of the Alberta Regiment
sailed to England in August 1916.
His attestation papers survive

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James Joseph Audley (1883 – 1965)

Born Q3 1883 (according to GRO index of England)
        1^st July 1890 (according to attestation papers)
Emigrated to Canada as an orphan uneder the ‘Home Children’ scheme in September 1890
He joined the Canadian Forces 5th January 1915
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
The Quebec Regiment of The Canadian Expeditionary Force, Service #3080845
His attestation papers survive

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Charles Edward Audley (1898 – 1916)
Born Q4 1898 (According to the GRO index of England)
19th November 1896 (According to attestation papers)
Died 18^th November 1916 and Buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France.
He emigrated from England to Canada in May 1910.
He joined the Canadian Forces 6th October 1915.
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 87th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Grenadier Guards, a Private; #177111
His Attestation Papers survives

 Combatant

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F Audley
Awarded the ‘British War’ Medal

Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
British Army, Indian Defence Force, Corporal, #3459

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Walter Donald Audley (1900 – 1981)
Awarded the ‘British War’ Medal

Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
British Army, Indian Defence Force, Private, #3562

This person is also recorded in the ‘WW1 combatants with forename W’ page

It should be  noted that there were two brothers living in India during WW1 namely {AC38} William Dundonald Audley and {AC40} Walter Donald Audley. We have assumed based on their ages during WW1 that this is the younger Brother. It should be noted that on his medal record card he is recorded as W Audley

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 William Dundonald Audley (1895 – 1979)
Awarded the ‘British War Medal’

Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
British Army, 38th Dogras Indian Army, 2^nd Lieutenant

It should be  noted that there were two brothers living in India during WW1 namely {AC38} William Dundonald Audley and {AC40} Walter Donald Audley. We have assumed based on their ages during WW1 that this is the elder Brother. It should be noted that this person has two medal record cards one British and one Indian. The British Medal Card states ‘ issued in India’. On both Medal Record Cards he is recorded as W D Audley

Combatant

Ernest Henry Audley (1895 – 1973}

Church of England.
Next Of Kin: Mr F Audley (Father), Of Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand.
Enlisted: 9^th August 1917
Living C/o a Mr Sims in Taumaranui, North Island, New Zealand, A School Teacher with the Wanganui Education Board.
Military Unit; Rank & Service Number
New Zealand Army WW1 #79769
His service record exists.

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