ELLEM, David Harold
| Service Number: | 888 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Casino, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Piora, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Piora Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row A, Grave 19 Rev. F.W. Wray officiated Headstone inscription reads: Fifth beloved son of James & Isabella Ellem Piora' Casino. "Peace", Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 888, 15th Infantry Battalion, Casino, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 888, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 888, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 888, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 888 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Isabella Ellem of Piora, Casino, NSW
PRIVATE D. ELLEM.
Lance-corporal H. N. May, killed in action, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. May, of Casino. Deceased was a corporal in the training forces before his departure. He was only 21 years of age, and a member of the M. U. I. O. O. F. Lodge and the Casino fire brigade. The town council has decided to send his parents a letter of sympathy.
KILLED AT THE DARDANELLES.
Mr. James Ellem, of Piora (Casino), received a cable on Friday last stating that his son Dave had been killed at the Dardanelles. He left Casino on the 26th September, 1914, for Enoggera Camp, and was in F Company, 15th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Second Australian Light Horse. Mr. Ellem has another son going to the front shortly. While we grieve with Mr. Ellem in his great sorrow, it must be a great consolation to know that his son died a hero's death, for the storming of the Dardanelles will pass down into history as an episode unique in warfare, and the names of every Australian present will add lustre to the prestige of our island home.
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