ELLIOTT, William Edwin
| Service Number: | 2917 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leasingham, South Australia, 3 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Watervale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bronchitis, France, 8 December 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Neuville Communal Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Watervale Court Bushmans Home WW1 Honour Roll, Watervale Public School Roll of Honour WW1, Watervale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2917, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2917, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Father Thomas Edward Elliott and Mother Emily Jane (formerly) Morgan (nee) Hoare, living at Hughes Park, Watervale, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 18 years 10 months old; single; 5' 10 3/4" tall; 144 lbs; fresh complexion; hazel eyes; brown hair; Methodist.
2/2/1916 completed medical in Adelaide - fit for service
16/2/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide
23/2/1916 Commanding Officer appointed William to C Company, 2nd Depot
Mitcham Camp
11/4/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Aeneas A60
20/6/1916 Embarked from Alexandria on board HMAT Huntsend
to join the British Expeditionary Forces
30/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
29/7/1916 proceeded to join 32nd Battalion, Etaples, France
2/8/1916 taken on strength into 32nd Battalion, in the field
1/12/1916 evacuated to hospital, from the field
2/12/1916 admitted to 21st Casualty Clearing Station - Gastritis
8/12/1916 7:10am, Private Elliot died of Bronchities (caught on active service)
buried in: La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie (grave I33b)
Medals:
British War medal (37481); Victory medal (37179) and
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (315058).
(Birth record - Source: South Australian Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 599 Page: 358 District: UpW.)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/12/2014. Lest we forget
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. E. ELLIOTT.
Private William Edwin Elliott was born at Leasingham on March 3, 1897. He was educated at the Watervale Public School, and spent nearly all his life in the district of Watervale. He entered the employ of the late Sir John Duncan, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He enlisted in February last and spent about eight weeks in camp. Private Elliott left Adelaide on April 11 for Egypt, and after about three weeks in Egypt embarked for France, where he arrived early in June. He went into the trenches in July, and continued to fight in the firing line until stricken by illness. He died of bronchitis on December 8." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 13 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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