Regimental number | 1982 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Queens College, Hobart, Tasmania |
Other training | Technical School, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 297 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, W C Eltham, 297 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | NIG |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He represented Tasmania in Cricket against England, South Africa, Victoria and New South Wales. He was a cartoonist and black and white sketches. Some of his works were published in Australian Newspapers and W Beans Book." Details from Father. |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row N, Grave No. 10), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William C. and Jenny C. ELTHAM, 156 Park Street, Hobart, Tasmania |