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ELLICOTT, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 627 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chumleigh, Devon, England., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Chumleigh, Devon, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belle Vue Farm, Montrebehain, near Albert, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 627, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 627, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 627, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 627 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His full name was Robert Edward Ellicott
Births Mar 1891 Ellicott Robert Edward S. Molton 5b
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He was the son of Robert and Susan Ellicott of 4 Park Terrace, Copplestone, Devonshire, England.
Age on arrival in Australia - said to be 26
Enlisted 3 March 1915 Private 26th Battalion, Headquarters
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915-he was then said to have been aged 26. He saw service at Gallipoli. He sustained Gunshot wounds at least three times in France and was gassed.
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