| Regimental number | 8240 |
| Place of birth | Mole Creek, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Scottsdale, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Daniel Elphinstone, Scottsdale, Tasmania |
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| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Mervin Melton |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8242 Driver Walter ELPHINSTONE, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919. |
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