Eric William ELDER

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Service Number:	229
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Bendigo
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Bendigo Central School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 October 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen S. II. C. 19.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Church of Christ and Bible School WWI Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 229, Bendigo
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 229, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 229, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 229, 29th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW head (fractured skull)
6 Oct 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 229, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 229 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-06

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