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ELLERY, William Howard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 777 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 5 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Moonta, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Public High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Pneumonia), Sutton Veny Military Hospital, England, United Kingdom, 6 October 1919, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 777, 8th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 21 embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 777, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Nestor A71, Melbourne | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 777, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 777 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-10-06 |
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"DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
ELLERY.-On the 6th October, at the A.C. Hospital, England, of pneumonia, No. 777, W. H. Ellery (Bill), 10th Battalion, late 9th Machine Gun Co., only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Ellery, Moonta, aged 21 years and 8 month, after 3 years and 3 months on active service.
The best is yet to be.- Reunion." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 16 Oct 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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