Howard Thomas ELDER

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	28 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1891
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Hawksburn School, Hawksburn, Victoria; Private Tuition
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Braemar Castle, 9 May 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nar Nar Goon Ball & Welch Pty. Ltd. Roll of Honour, St Martins Hawksburn HB

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
9 May 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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Son of William Elder and Julia Elder nee Hinton of 30 Lorne Road, Prahran, Victoria. Brother of Meron Alice Elder

Medals:1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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