John Thomas Bracey ELDERFIELD

ELDERFIELD, John Thomas Bracey

    Service Number: 2142
    Enlisted: 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Lauriston, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Barb machinist
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    World War 1 Service

    13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    27 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    27 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    27 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    22 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    15 Nov 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, SW to right leg. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 2 May 1917.
    3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
    26 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    10 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, SW to head sustained in the front line near Ypres. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 23 December 1917.
    23 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed near Villers-Bretonneux. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 2 September 1918. Reverted to Private at own request.
    5 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain
    24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RTA 20 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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