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EELES, Eustace Erol
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 368 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nile, Tasmania, Australia, 23 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Picardie, France, 28 March 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Nile War Memorial, Sheffield War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 368, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 368, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 368, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 368, 40th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 368 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
Personal Stories
Postcard
This is a postcard sent to a 15 year old girl named Vera from her big brother Eustace in January 1918. Sadly Eustace was killed in action on 28 March 1918.
Vera Eeles married Albert Sydney Mace who are the parents of my mother, Nancy.
Jan 9 1918
My dear Sister, just a line hoping to find you all well at home as this leaves me quite well at present. You will have to excuse a short note this time Vera but I am too lazy to write a letter so thought I would palm you off with a PC. So tata for this time. Best love from Eustace. xxxxxx
Submitted 17 February 2024 by Kate Hayes
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