Regimental number | 663 |
Place of birth | Terowie, South Australia |
Other Names | ELLIOTT, Wallis Roy |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Mildura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | John Little Elliott, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Junior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Sick to hospital, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 (sprained right ankle); transferred to Egypt (date not recorded). Embarked Alexandria, 2 May 1915; disembarked Southampton, England, 12 May 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital (Dudley Road Section), Birmingham. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 7 November 1915 (twisted knee and feet); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 26 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Walter Ray ELLIOTT. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Mitchell Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIOTT Walter Roy |