Phillip William George Elphick MOON

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MOON, Phillip William George Elphick

Service Number:	63
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Central State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; Ballarat School of Arts, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 June 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row C, Grave 27 Headstone inscription reads: He was one of a glorious company the flower of our men Commemorated on the Roll of Honour Anglican Christ Church, Ballarat, Victoria,
Tree Plaque:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Anglican Cathedral, Ballarat Avenue of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 63, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 63, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 63, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Jacob Obadiah Elphick Moon and Isabellaa McLinock Moon nee Furley of 1114 Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria, formerly of Dawson Street, Ballarat South, Victoria.

Brother of Phillis Elphick Moon, Roy Elphick Moon, Amy Elphick Moon, Douglas Elphick Moon and William Elphick Moon who was killed in action on 25 June 1917 while serving with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade and is buried in Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Plot 11, Row D, Grave 13

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

Served a five year apprenticeship with George Ludbrook of Ballarat

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