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Oscar William ELDER

Regimental number3748
Date of birth1893
Place of birthTownsville, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Burns Philp and Co, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinBrother, A J Elder, c/o Burns Philp and Co, Townsville, Queensland
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Depots in the United Kingdom
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Other details

Son of Alexander and Madonna Christina (nee Graham) Elder

Married Laura Annie Atkinson at Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England and had four children
Date of death22 November 1966 - Brisbane, Queensland
Age at death73

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