Joseph ELLERY MM

ELLERY, Joseph

Service Number: 2588
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
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World War 1 Service

11 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 13th Infantry Battalion
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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