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STRENGE, Elmore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1651 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1651, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1651, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1651, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Florence Strenge nee Matheson of 3 Elgin Place, Carlton, Victoria. Father of Herbert Henry Strenge and Dorothy May Strenge. In 1921 Herbert and Dorothy were in the custody of the step-father Garnet Rowe of Maryborough following the death of Florence in January 1920
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal