| Regimental number | 5376 |
| Place of birth | Kiama, New South Wales |
| School | St Joseph's Convent School, and Kiama Public School, Kiama, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Bong Bong Street, Kiama, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Harry Ellingshausen, Bong Bong Street, Kiama, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 2nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 7th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/26/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Annie ETTINGSHAUSEN, Bong Bong Street, Kiama, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 14th Field Company Engineers, Tel el Kebir, 18 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 6 April 1916 (haemorrhoids); rejoined unit from hospital, 8 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Fate determined as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 10204119, 3784 Pte F.E.J. HIDDLESTONE, 14th Field Company Engineers, 5 February 1917: 'I have to say with much regret that on the night of 19/7/16 I had occasion to recross "No Man's Land" and while doing so I passed by the body of H.V. Ettinghausen. I stopped to ask him if I could do anything for him but I regret to say he was then beyond human aid[,] his shoulder seemed to have been blown clean away, his face seemed also to have suffered, he was certainly dead when I saw him.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ETTINGSHAUSEN Herbert Vaughan
Red Cross File No 10204119 |
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