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ELLSTON, Henry Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6270 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6270, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6270, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6270, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6270, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Boursies, France |
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