Regimental number | 109 |
Place of birth | Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
School | Muswellbrook Public School, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Ellerton, Muscle Creek, Muswellbrook |
Previous military service | 3 years in 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *John Luscombe |
Place of death or wounding | Musselabeh, Palestine |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 27), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Frances Susannah ELLERTON, Muscle Creek, New South Wales. Native of Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Sgt B.T. Luscombe, No. 3945, 4th Battalion, killed in actionCousin: Pte K.T. Luscombe, No. 2284, 20th Battalion, killed in action. |