MCELHINNEY, William Andrew
| Service Number: | 177 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Birchip, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Birchip, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave -Lone Pine Memorial Panel 7, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birchip War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 177, Birchip, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 177, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His grave at Ari Burnu certainly existed but it appears it was subsequently lost-hence he is now commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
8th Australian Light Horse
He was 24 and the son of Mary O'Hara (formerly McElhinney), of Birchip, Victoria, Australia, and the late John McElhinney.
Biography
Key photograph Wooden grave marker at Gallipoli by Bennett, T. P see link below for details
Brother 3345 Private David Robert McElhinney after serving with the 46th Battalion AIF returned to Australia on 2 January 1919.
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