Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Lindores, Bamfield Street North, Sandringham, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 51 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs L Sturdee, Stoneycroft, High Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | 16th Australian Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit name | 2nd Field Ambulance |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4th Supplement, No 29644 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No 176 (30 November 1916. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Son: Lt Colonel Vernon Ashton Hobart STURDEE DSO, OBE, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 5th Division Engineers, returned to Australia, 16 November 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STURDEE Alfred Hobart
UNSW Canberra Academy Library Manuscript Collection: Guide to the Papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee Digitised Diary: 8 August 1914 to 25 February 1918 |