ALDRIDGE - STAFFORDSHIRE
War Memorial
Aldridge is a town and civil parish in the Walsall Borough, West Midlands, England. It is 3 miles from Brownhills, 5 miles north east of Walsall, 6 miles from Sutton Coldfield and 7 miles from Lichfield
Photos: Berenice Baynham
Private Albert John TOWNSEND 6150
Born: Aldridge, Staffordshire, England
Enlisted: 19-4-1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Fruit Grower
10th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died: 18-9-1918, France aged 21years
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Son of Alexander and Marion Townsend, of Renmark South Australia.
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 60
Born: Aldridge, Staffordshire, England
Enlisted: 19-4-1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Fruit Grower
10th Battalion Australian Infantry
Died: 18-9-1918, France aged 21years
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Son of Alexander and Marion Townsend, of Renmark South Australia.
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 60
Murray Pioneer & Australian River Record (Renmark, S.A.) 4-10-1918
THE LATE PTE. A. J. TOWNSEND.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Townsend of Renmark received word this week, that their son Pte. Albert J. Townsend was killed in action on Sept. 18. Pte. Townsend was only 21 years of age and was of a somewhat timid nature, but having a brother at the front when he enlisted he felt his duty was to go and help him fight for his country. The writer was in camp with him and had not a little to do in his training at Mitcham and accompanied him to England with the 19th reinforcements of the 10th Battalion, but afterwards lost sight of him. While at Mitcham and in England Pte. Townsend's behaviour was exemplary and his one aim seemed to be to fit himself for the strenuous work ahead of him as soon as possible. He was a quiet lad, never grumbled and cheerfully carried out orders to the best of his ability. He left Australia on August 12, 1916 arriving in England on Sept. 30 to be drafted over to France a week or two later. We offer our sympathy to the bereaved parents at the loss of a manly son who was just entering on his young manhood. Mr, E. F. Townsend, who was wounded and invalided home, is a brother. The only other brother
is yet a boy.
THE LATE PTE. A. J. TOWNSEND.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Townsend of Renmark received word this week, that their son Pte. Albert J. Townsend was killed in action on Sept. 18. Pte. Townsend was only 21 years of age and was of a somewhat timid nature, but having a brother at the front when he enlisted he felt his duty was to go and help him fight for his country. The writer was in camp with him and had not a little to do in his training at Mitcham and accompanied him to England with the 19th reinforcements of the 10th Battalion, but afterwards lost sight of him. While at Mitcham and in England Pte. Townsend's behaviour was exemplary and his one aim seemed to be to fit himself for the strenuous work ahead of him as soon as possible. He was a quiet lad, never grumbled and cheerfully carried out orders to the best of his ability. He left Australia on August 12, 1916 arriving in England on Sept. 30 to be drafted over to France a week or two later. We offer our sympathy to the bereaved parents at the loss of a manly son who was just entering on his young manhood. Mr, E. F. Townsend, who was wounded and invalided home, is a brother. The only other brother
is yet a boy.