EELES, Arthur Ernest
| Service Number: | 4719 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England., 1871 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4719, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4719, 26th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 26th Bn.
It seems probable that he had a middle name of Ernest and that he was born in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England in 1871, the son of William and Elizabeth Eeles. By 1881, the family had moved from Oxfordshire to Winnersh, Berkshire, England.
1871 census-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
William Eeles –Head-22-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire
Elizabeth Eeles –Wife-23-Aston, Oxfordshire
William Eeles –Son-3-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire
Arthur Eeles –Son-0-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire
1881 census-Winnersh, Berkshire, England
William Eeles –Head-34-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Eeles –Wife-33-Aston Blount, Oxfordshire, England
William Eeles –Son-12-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England
Arthur E Eeles –Son-10-Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England
George J Eeles -Son-8-Garsinton, Oxfordshire, England
Albert E D Eeles –Son-5-Tokers Green, Oxfordshire, England
Kate Ann Eeles -Daughter-3-Cockpole Green, Oxfordshire, England
Sydney M Eeles -Son-1-Cockpole Green, Oxfordshire, England
Address-Barlow Street, Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status-Widower
Next of kin-Daughter, Mrs Isabel Florence Hansen or Hanson, Barlow Street, Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment
30 October 1915-Private-26th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916-he was then said to be aged 42.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1871 Eeles Arthur Ernest Thame 3a 609