ELLEWAY, Edgar John
| Service Number: | 2635 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elbow Hill, Franklin Harbour - South Australia, Australia, 14 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 24 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot III, Row E, Grave 23, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial, Croydon War Memorial, Elbow Hill Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2635, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Training Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Saxonia" | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Wounded In Action -- Mouquet Farm, France | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Died of Wounds -- 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- France |
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"LATE PTE. E. J. ELLEWAY.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Elleway, of West street, York, Kilkenny, have been notified that their second son, Pte. Edgar J. Elle way, died of wounds in France on August 24. The deceased joined the colours in July, 1915, from the Franklin Harbour district, and left for the front in October. He was 20 years of age, and was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends." - from the Adelaide Register 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edgar John ELLEWAY was born on 14th March, 1896 at Franklin Harbour, South Australia
His parents were John ELLEWAY and Hannah GLASTONBURY
His brother Lionel Leonard ELLEWAY also served in WW1 - Service No. 1909 and returned to Australia in 1919
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