Kenyon Austin ELDER

ELDER, Kenyon Austin

Service Numbers: 1742, Q205304
Enlisted: 7 January 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Wellington, New Zealand, 5 December 1890
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Hand
Died: Natural causes, Melany, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1958, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
9 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW hand
19 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion
30 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
9 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Geudecourt, GSW left leg
18 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion
12 Mar 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, HT Kenilworth Castle, England to South Africa, then in HT Field Marshall for invaliding to Australia - arriving Melbourne 22 May 1918 then to Sydney.
22 Nov 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

26 Apr 1942: Involvement Lance Corporal, Q205304, Page missing from Enlistment Register
26 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Q205304, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
26 Apr 1942: Enlisted
26 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q205304, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Maleny, Queensland
19 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Q205304, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
19 Oct 1945: Discharged
19 Oct 1945: Discharged AIF WW1, Q205304, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Lance Corporal

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