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ELLIFSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 191, V26330 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, C Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 19 Machine Gun Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Natimuk, Horsham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Wyn Wyn, Victoria, Australia, 6 March 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tooan Cemetery, Mitre, Rural City of Horsham, Victoria |
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World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Charley proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli per HMT Megantic. Disembarked Gallipoli, 1.30am, 11 September, 1915 | |
| 26 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Bronchitis, evacuated per Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle, admitted Valetta Military Hospital, Malta. 3 November, embarked per HT Regina d'Italia for England. 12 November, admitted 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, 5 March, disembarked Alexandria, Egypt ex HT Kingstonian from England, and rejoined unit ex Overseas Base, Ghezireh | |
| 7 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Alexandria per HT Ionian. 14 June, disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 18 April, wounded in action, gun shot wound right foot, admitted 7th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne. 21/22 April, to England per Hospital Ship Jan Breydel, admitted Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent. 25 April, admitted 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent | |
| 7 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Charley embarked per HT Zealandia ex Plymouth, England for return to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne 28 June, 1919. | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 191, 13th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V26330 | |
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| 19 Apr 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, V26330, 19 Machine Gun Regiment AMF |
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