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ELMES, Herbert Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1355 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berwick, Vic., 1873 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berwick Grammar School Honour Avenue Plaque, Berwick War Memorial, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1355, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1355, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Hubert Oliver Elmes who was killed in action in France on 5th November 1916 was the son of the late Dr. Thomas Elmes. He was born in1873 and was at the School in 1889. On leaving School he went in to business and eventually was sent to Western Australia, and was in the service of the Bank of Australasia at Peak. He enlisted in Western Australia and was in the fighting on Gallipoli. He was wounded there and returned to Australia. Subsequently he re-enlisted and joined the 1st Battalion, and was killed near Flers by rifle fire. He was buried near Guidecourt.
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