Henry Richard ELLSTON

ELLSTON, Henry Richard

Service Number: 6270
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
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World War 1 Service

24 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6270, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
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, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Boursies, France

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