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Walter ELPHINSTONE

Regimental number8242
Place of birthChudleigh, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressScottsdale, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Daniel Elphinstone, Scottsdale, Tasmania
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 8240 Gunner Merven Milton ELPHINSTONE, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919.
Date of death7 May 1959

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