ELLIOTT, Lionel Frank Sims
| Service Number: | 2658 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Fell down stairs and fractured skull and back, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 February 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone F New Methodist 3B. 360. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2658, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2658, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
WW1
Additional information from the book "Stealth Raiders" - personal letters from Lionel have been given to the Australian War Memorial, and they are held in file 2DRL/0213
Submitted 10 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 180+181, 266 & 281. Prior to the war he was a compositor of Marrickville NSW. He enlisted 23rd May 1915 aged 26 years. The front page of this record suggests he enlisted with the 20th Infantry Battalion, but during the period of this record he was serving with the 56th Infantry Battalion, and had been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. The book is scant on details of this member at the end of the war, only to say that he DOI, died of injuries 18th Feb 1920. It is possible that he died in Australia after being medically evacuated, or probably died in the UK of the war injuries. May he Rest in Peace - Lest we Forget.
Submitted 10 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs A M Elliott, 35 Despointer Street, Marrickville, New South Wales
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