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ELLERY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2588 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Canbelego, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barry Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer - Small Arms Factory |
| Died: | Natural causes, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1964, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Blayney Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Blayney War Memorial Gates, Cobar Canbelego (Anglican) Roll of Honour, Cobar War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gueudecourt, GSW left shoulder | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, For gallantry and devotion to duty north of Gueudecourt from 29 November to 3 December 1916 when he commanded a bombing post in No Man's Land and personally captured an enemy runner who was carrying valuable information. He also acted, on several occassions, as a guide over heavily shelled areas. | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion, HT Port Lyttleton, England for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 19 December 1917 then by train to Sydney | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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