Ernest George ELEY

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ELEY, Ernest George

Service Number:	4417
Enlisted:	30 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Alberton, South Australia, 5 July 1888
Home Town:	Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Alberton Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 November 1916, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4417, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4417, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide

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Biography

Cemetery details: Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France

"THE LATE PRIVATE E. G. ELEY.

Private E. G. Eley, third son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Eley, of Peel-street, Alberton, died of wounds in the Second General Hospital, France, on November 22. He was 29 years of age. He was employed at the Government Supply Stores, Port Adelaide, prior to joining the army and was popular among a large circle of friends, who heard of his death with regret." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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