ELLIOTT, Henry James Hamilton
| Service Number: | 717 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Kensington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tumbarumba, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mundaroo Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll, Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 717, Depot Battalion , Kensington, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F per H..T. "Derflinger" | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, G.S.W. Side. Admitted to 15th General Hospital Alexandria. | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F per H.T. "ITONUS". To Rejoin Unit. | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Tempy/Corporal | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Grampian" | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Tempy/Sgt | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 717, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 717 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born in Tumbarumba on the 28th September 1892, Henry enlisted at Kensington NSW, on the 27 August 1914. He was involved at the Anzac Landing on 25 April 1915 and was wounded the same day, (G.S.W. to the side) and evacuated to Alexandria in Egypt. He re-joined his unit at Gallipoli on the 19 July 1915.
On the 17 of July 1916, Henry and the 3rd Battalion prepared for the assault on the town of Pozieres. Henry Elliott was killed in action at Pozieres on the 20th July 1916, before the battle started, and is buried in Sausage Valley, his grave was marked but its location was later lost during fighting in the following years. His service to his country is recorded in the memorial at Villers Bretonneux, his grave site in France is still unknown.
His older brother 316 Corporal John Joseph Elliott, also of the 3rd Battalion was severely wounded only four days after his brother's death. Although he was removed to a hospital in England he died of wounds 7 weeks later on the 15 September 1916, age 25.
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