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Francis Edwin ELLIOTT

Regimental number2652
Place of birthBricton, England
SchoolPortland Road School, Croydon, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBranxton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, John Elliott, Southcote Road, London, SE, England
Enlistment date10 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Was killed while attending to a wounded comrade." Details from Father.
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHigh Road Wood, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 29), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and E. ELLIOTT, 1 Southcote Road, South Norwood, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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