William Henry ELMS

ELMS, William Henry

Service Number: 1066
Enlisted: 1 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion
Born: Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 23 June 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Killed while on a night raid on an enemy machine gun position, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rye Park Great War Honour Roll, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

1 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1066, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
9 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1066, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1066, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
8 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion, In the field
7 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion, In the field
23 Jun 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 1066, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1066 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry and Lenna Elms of 80 Patterson Street, Middle Park, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlistment he has served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for 4 years