ELLAREGUY, Henrie
| Service Number: | 2657 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montreal, Canada, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kiama, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France V B 36, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2657, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2657, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Jeanne and Marie ELLAREGUY
Of Montreal, Canada
Husband of Frances ELLAREGUY
Of Ellareguy, Jamberoo, Illawarra, NSW
PTE. H. ELLAREGUY.
With deep regret we heard on Monday, the Rev. M. P. Malone had to break the sad news of the death of Pte. Harry Ellareguy to his widow. Mrs. Ellareguy, who is the daughter of Mrs. McAuliffe, Jamberoo, during her residence in Kiama for a number of years, has earned the liking and respect of all with whom she came in contact, and in her grief and trouble, she has the sincere sympathy of the district generally.
The late Pte. Ellareguy resided here for some years before the war and made many friends, and enlisted shortly after the call to arms came. He was of French extraction and readily went to do his bit in the Allied cause the other side. Cheerfully he wrote of experiences that went for hardship in a soldier's life, and after three years active service and many narrow escapes, it was hoped he would come safely through, and have happy years with the Bride he left behind him, in peace and happiness in Australia. The last letter received by her, was written in good heart, on July 3rd, and told of the retaking of old battle grounds, for he participated in most of the engagements that brought fame to the Australians, and was particularly lucky in getting through. He was a member of the 56th Battalion and went into the front line of trenches on his 30th birthday. He died of wounds in Flanders on August 21st. In the strength of a young manhood with all the promise of life before him he has made the great sacrifice, and left an honoured name to the wife who mourns him.
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