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ELSOM, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4262 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canning Town, Essex, England, November 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hallsville Road School, Canning Town, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 16 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot VI, Row N, Grave 23, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4262, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4262, 19th 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, 4262, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and Served under alias John Wallace