Regimental number | 3097 |
Place of birth | Hanandyte |
School | Geelong State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cochrane Road, Moorabbin, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M G Ely, Cochrane Road, Moorabbin, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Vaulx-Vraucourt, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 22), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joshua and Charlotte ELY; husband of Mrs M.G. ELY. Native of Warrandyte, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Killed in October, 1917. |