ELKINGTON, Walter Harold
| Service Number: | 4106 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mithorpe, NSW, August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | 28 November 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone B Section CCC Grave 2497 |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4106, 20th Infantry Battalion, Armidale, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4106, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4106, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harold Elkington, 'Shirley', Kensington Road, Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW
Military Cross
''On the morning of the attack on the 8th August 1918, east of Villers Bretonneux, near Amiens, in the Warfusee line, he personally captured two posts which were holding up the advance, killing several of the occupants, and taking the rest prisoners. He then went on until held up by another post. After dealing with it he went out and led an attack on M.W. position. He was put out of action by a bomb, which wounded him severely. Throughout the attack he set a magnificent example to his men by his utter disregard of personal danger and by his coolness.''
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
Date: 3 June 1919
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