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MCELWEE, Roger Ayton Lorimar

Service Number:	260
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 26 July 1881
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Architect
Died:	Natural causes, New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 2 September 1956, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Launceston Charles Street State School Great War Honour Roll, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 260, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 260, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 260, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
18 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
13 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 260, 12th Infantry Battalion

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