ALDOUS Frederick Clement Lt Col

SKR/DAT/IP/24702

ALDOUS Frederick Clement Lt Col

2000-2024

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Surname: ALDOUS;

Forename(s): Frederick Clement;

Initials: FC;

Rank: Lt Col;

Previous Battalion: 6 of;

Previous Regiment: Manch Regt;

Date of transfer to MGC: 29-May-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 32 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 127 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 32 Bn;

Awarded: DSO, MID, MID;

Gallantry Notes: DSO: On 29 September 1918 near Bellenglise he displayed the greatest gallantry and ability in the handling of his battalion. The rapid advance of his machine guns across the canal was carried out under his own personal supervision under heavy shell fire at close range and was of vital consequence to the successful issue of the attack. On October 2nd he carried out daring personal reconnaisances of machine gun positions under heavy shell fire and made dispositions that had far reaching results on the events of the operation.;

Other Data: Debretts 1928: Gt War 1914-19, gallipoli, Egypt, France. As Lt Col 6 Manch R. and MGC, w. MID x 2, DSO 1919

Aldous Lt-Col. Frederick Clement B.A. (Jesus College Cambridge)
C 02-06 b. 1879 Engineer Motor Dept. - Electrical Engineering Dept. M-V. Estate Agent Monte Carlo and Cannes. Retired
Scholarship: Schol. to Jesus College Cambridge
H.M Service: Lt.-Col., Machine Gun Corps, 1914-18. Overseas.
Commanding 127 Coy Apr 1917 - war diary
severely censured by GOC 42 Div for failing to enforce disciplie which resulted in the accidental killing of 2/Lt AJ Ferguson on 4/8/1917 (qv)
2 I/c 61 Bn at formation 1/3/1918 - temporary command of, 12/4/1918
Assumed command 32 Bn 29/8/1918 - Bn MGO
Address Unknown
Member - Fell & Rockclimbing Club;

Other Notes: DSO: LG 15/2/1919 (30/7/1919)
MID: LG 27/12/1918 (for Feb-Sept 1918)
MID: LG 9/7/1919 Major(A/Lt Col, DSO);

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