Henry ELLAREGUY

Regimental number2657
Place of birthMontreal, Canada
Other trainingSeaman
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressJamberoo PO, Illawarra, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs F Ellareguy, Jamberoo PO, Illawarra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Militia
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"He enlisted in June, 1915 and sailed with 6th of 20th Battalion and in Egypt when 56th Battalion was formed he was transferred and in June, 1916 left for France and took part in most of the big battles." Details from Wife.
FateDied of wounds 21 August 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death33
Place of burialDaours COmmunal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jeanne and marie ELLAREGUY, Montreal, Canada; husband of Frances ELLAREGUY, Jamberoo, New South Wales