HITCHEN, Elijah Edward
| Service Number: | 1591 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1591, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1591, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle |
Elijah Edward Hitchen
He was born in December 1894 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England
He emigrated to Fremantle, Western Australia in 1913 with a listed occupation of 'Coachman'
On the outbreak of the Great War, the now 21yo Hairdresser enlisted into the AIF at Blackboy Hill on 6 September 1915
He was assigned as a Trooper to the 12th Reinforcements of the 10th Light Horse Regiment & he departed Australia bound for Egypt on 22 November landing in Egypt in December, in time to still qualify for the 14-15 Star
He served with the 10th Light Horse for the remainder of the war returning to Australia for discharge on 16 December 1919
Sadly, following a failed drug overdose, he cut his own throat in a fit of depression on 27 September 1952 in Perth at the age of 57
His brother, a Royal Marine, Bertie Thomas Hitchin CH/18521 served in WW1 & was killed in action fighting the Bolsheviks at Murmansk, North Russia on 3 May 1919
Submitted 17 September 2024 by James Coleman