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ELDER, Frank Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4480 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Jeruk, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Juruk State School |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Shire of Charlton Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4480, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4480 Private Frank Reginald Elder, 7th Battalion. A chemist from Glenloth, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Elder embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 28 January 1916. On 20 August 1916 he was killed in action at Pozieres, France, aged 21, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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