Arthur Francis Gordon ELKINGTON

ELKINGTON, Arthur Francis Gordon

    Service Number: 428
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
    Schooling: Brighton Street State School, Richmond, Victoria
    Occupation: Salesman
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, 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, Winchelsea WWI Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 428, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 428, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 428, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    28 Apr 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
    8 May 1915: Involvement Corporal, 428, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 428 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Victor Elkington and Lavinia Elkington nee Gladman. Brother of Victor Elkington, Thomas Leonard Elkington, Charles Edward Elkington, Henry Smith Elkington, Victoria Mockridge Elkington and Elaine Millicent Coulter nee Elkington

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces

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