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ELVIDGE, Francis Thomas
| Service Number: | 2057 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2057, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2057, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2057, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to page 174 and 266. Prior to the war he was a labourer of Broken Hill NSW. He enlisted 15th March 1915 aged 20 years. He served with the 10th Infantry Battalion and was awarded the Military Medal for his activities. He survived the war and departed the UK for home 31st March 1919.
Submitted 10 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography
5th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion AIF
Joined the battalion in trenches at Gallipoli
Wounded in Action May 1917
Wounded in Action April 1918
Returned to Australia 31 March 1919
His brother Bertham Harold Elvidge 35th Batalion AIF was wounded on three seperate occasions but returned to Australia in June 1919
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