ELLICOTT, Harold
| Service Number: | 71 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1915, 1.5 yrs with 4th AJR |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mayfield East, New South Wales, Australia, 17 January 1958, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW |
| Memorials: | Maitland Congregational Church Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion, 1.5 yrs with 4th AJR | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW face, right shoulder, mild | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: 27 June 1918 | |
| 28 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, was TSgt in rank SW right side, severe - invalided home due to wounds | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 71, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served bravely and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery, have I been forgotten?
63 years ago today, on the 17th January 1958, Corporal Harold Ellicott (M.M.), 35th Battalion (Reg No-71), labourer from Oakhampton Road, West Maitland, New South Wales and 23 Kitchener Parade, Mayfield East, N.S.W., passed away, age 65.
Born at West Maitland, New South Wales on the 5th June 1892 to David and Ellen Priscilla Ellicott nee Beavis; husband of Dorothy Elizabeth Ellicott nee Avard (married 1920, East Maitland, N.S.W., died?), Harold enlisted November 1915 at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 13.10.1917 (GSW face, right shoulder, mild), 28.8.1918 (SW right side, severe - Harold was invalided home February 1919, being discharged on the 17th April 1919.
Mr Ellicott’s name has been inscribed on the Maitland and District Roll of Honor, West Maitland Congregational Church Roll of Honour (photo, unveiled on the 6th August 1916, 94 names now inscribed, 12 Fallen - and the Oakhampton Public School Roll of Honour
Harold’s ashes were interred at Sandgate Cemetery on the 21st April 1958. ANGLICAN 3-162. 57.
Harold's son Milton Henry (Service No-N12767, born 1921, died 1942), is also resting here, and the tragic circumstances of his death was reported.
There is no plaque to tell us this Hero of The Great War is resting peacefully at the gravesite, so I have placed poppies to honour his service and sacrifice for God, King and Country.
Older brother Kenneth (35th Battalion, Reg No-70, born 1888, KIA 4.4.1918
Younger brother Stanley (4th Australian Pioneer Battalion, Reg No-1720, born 1897, died 1978) also served 1st A.I.F.
Would love to have contact with descendants for photos and more information to share.
Lest We Forget.
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