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ELSHAW, John William Barker
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2882 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sheffield, England, 1892 |
Home Town: | Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Brass Moulder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 July 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Underhill Farm Cemetery Underhill Farm Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Cannington War Memorial, East Victoria Park Memorial Wall, Victoria Park War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2882, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, WA | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 2882, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 2882, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
1 Jul 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 2882, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Arthur and Emma ELSHAW, 43 Mackie Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia