Regimental number | 404 |
Place of birth | Raywood, Victoria |
School | Raywood State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker's assistant |
Address | Raywood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Eeeles, Dingee, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the 17th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Light Horse |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Raywood State School No 1844 Honor Roll ('Humanity called, the response was great'), Raywood Hall, Victoria. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance. |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Admitted to 1st australian Casualty Clearing AStation, 9 July 1915 (pyrexia); transferred to Military Hospital, Valetta, Malta, 31 July 1915; to England, 18 August 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Lewisham, London SE, 26 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from England, 5 March 1916. Taken on strength, D Squadron, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 17 June 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Anzac Mounted Regiment, 7 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd New Zealand Field Ambulance, 16 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to unit, 18 December 1916 (influenza). Detached to Anti-Aircraft Section, 2nd Anzac Corps, 11 April 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 2 May 1917. On leave, 21 May 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 June 1917. Detached to Anti-Aircraft Section, 2nd Anzac Corps, 21 June 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 9 September 1917. Detached to Observation Party, 2nd Anzac Corps, 3 October 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 9 October 1917. Detached to Anti-Aircraft Section, 2nd Anzac Corps, 20 November 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 29 November 1917. Detached to 2nd Anzac Salvage Company, 5 December 1917. Admitted to 99th Field Ambulance, 9 December 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to 2/2 Northumbrian Field Ambulance, 11 December 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 December 1917. Detached to Anti-Aircraft Section, 22nd Corps, 3 January 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 10 January 1918. On leave to England, 14 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 29 January 1918. Detached to Anti-Aircraft Section, 22nd Corps, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 1 March 1918. Wounded in action, 3 April 1918 (gas shell), and transferred to 1/2 West Riding Field Ambulance; to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 April 1918; to Ambulance Train, 4 April 1918, and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 11 April 1918; to 25th General Hospital, Boulogne, 12 April 1918 (scabies); to 5th Rest Camp, Boulogne, 17 April 1918; to Base Depot, 21 April 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 May 1918. Admitted to 306th Field Ambulance, 31 May 1918 (influenza); transferred to 64th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; to 55th General Hospital, Boulogne, 9 June 1918; to 7th Convalescent Camp, Boulogne, 23 June 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin: trench fever); to Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 2 July 1918; to Base Depot, 20 July 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 9 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Taranto, Italy, 8 October 1918; transhipped at Suez to HT 'Port Sydney; disembarked Melbourne, 2 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 31 January 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EELES Leslie James |