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Arthur ELLINGTON

Regimental number1742
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolLondon County Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMiss N Ellington, 7 Montholme Road, Battersea, London, England
Previous military service6 months in the Royal Navy - discharged medically unfit.
Enlistment date18 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 169 (4 October 1917).
Recommendation date: 3 March 1917

FateKilled in Action 27 January 1917
Age at death21
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane, (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 20), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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