Charles (Charley) ELLIFSON

ELLIFSON, Charles

Service Numbers: 191, V26330
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
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
19 Apr 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, V26330, 19 Machine Gun Regiment AMF

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