Arthur Aldridge

Arthur Aldridge was born in August 1920 and went up to Oxford in 1940 to study modern languages. He postponed his studies to help defeat the Axis maritime fleet, earning a DFC for his bravery in 1941, before resuming full-time education to graduate with flying colours after the war. He married and settled down as a teacher at a boys' school in Worcester for many happy years. He lived in the Malverns until his death in December 2015.

Arthur Aldridge was born in August 1920 and went up to Oxford in 1940 to study modern languages. He postponed his studies to help defeat the Axis maritime fleet, earning a DFC for his bravery in 1941, before resuming full-time education to graduate with flying colours after the war. He married and settled down as a teacher at a boys' school in Worcester for many happy years. He lived in the Malverns until his death in December 2015. See less