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ELTON, Arthur William

Service Number:	3193
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Millicent, South Australia, 31 March 1893
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Natural causes, Daw Park Repat Hospital, South Australia, 14 January 1973, aged 79 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Beachport Public School Old Scholars Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3193, Keswick, South Australia
14 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
14 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (left leg)
7 Nov 1916:	Wounded Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, 2nd occasion - GSW (right thigh)
19 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3193, 10th Infantry Battalion

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