ELLERTON, Douglas William
| Service Number: | 412 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 412, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 412, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 412, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 412, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Douglas William Ellerton was born in Melbourne, Victoria. At the time of his enlistment as a private on August 22, 1914, he was 21 years old, living at Consol Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales, working as a blacksmith at the time. He enlisted for the 10th battalion in Morphettville, SA, a battalion made up of mostly South Australian men.
The 10th battalion embarked on the 20th of October 1914 from Adelaide, aboard the HMAT Ascanius 1914.
Douglas served on Gallipoli from the landing until July 1915, when he was evacuated sick. He rejoined his unit in France in July 1916 but on 22 August 1916 was wounded in the field, suffering from shell shock. For the remainder of t1916 and 1917 he suffered from frequent health problems and was often in disciplinary trouble for the duration of the war and longer. Douglas was repeatedly charged with being Absent Without Leave. On 3 September 1919 he embarked for Australia, still in custody, and was discharged when he landed on 20 October 1919.