Alfred Dudley Titheridge DCM (SN 6426) born at Ballarat, was a 21 year old telephone mechanic and electrician when he enlisted in Melbourne on September 21st 1915. Assigned to the 4th Field Artillery Brigade he embarked from Melbourne on November 18th aboard the Wiltshire. He reached France in March 1916 and in October he was transferred to the 1st Anzac Wireless Section. In June 1917 he was transferred to the 4th Division Signal Company and his service there earned for him a Distinguished Conduct Medal, 'for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in repeatedly repairing wireless aerial when broken by heavy shell fire until it became impossible to keep it working. He then established successful communication with amplifier and continued to work for two days after his ration supply had been destroyed by shell fire, eventually bringing away the whole of his wireless gear through heavy shelling.‘ He returned home aboard the Devanha, disembarked at Melbourne on June 23rd 1919 and was discharged on August 15th.