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ELLEM, William Amos
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1029 |
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Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Lismore, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1890 |
Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Rappville Wyan School & District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 41st Infantry Battalion, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 41st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Isabella ELLEM
Of Rappville via Casino, Richmond River, NSW