Elmer DAYTON

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Service Numbers:	1159, 18875
Enlisted:	2 March 1915, Ayr, Queensland
Last Rank:	Second Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Field Company Engineers
Born:	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic / Coal Miner / Sugar Cutter
Memorials:

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1159, Ayr, Queensland
10 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1159, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
10 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1159, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
2 Sep 1916:	Wounded 1159, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, GSW (right shoulder)
25 Oct 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 5th Light Horse Regiment
17 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 18875, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Driver, 18875, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked Driver, 18875, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Sep 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 1st Field Company Engineers
25 Sep 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 1st Field Company Engineers
18 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 18875, 1st Field Company Engineers

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Enlisted as 1159 Pte. Elmer Dayton - 5th Light Horse Regiment on 02 Mar 1915 at Ayr, Qld.

Wounded on 02 Sep 1916 (Suez) GSW right shoulder and was returned to Australia then discharged on 25 Oct 1916

Reenlisted as 18875 Pte. Elmer Dayton on 17 Mar 1917 at Townsville, Qld.

Discharged 2nd Corporal - 1st Field Company Engineers on 18 Dec 1919

Stated he was born in Canada, actually born St Paul, Minn., USA.

He returned to Ayr and married Ethel Nellie Holt on 14 May 1921.

Died at Sea - P.O.W. (Merchant Navy) of Germany on 08 May 1941

Courtesy of John Edwrds