Regimental number | 397 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Manly Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Jackaroo |
Address | James Street, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, H D Elrington, James Street, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Great Grandson of Captain Thomas Gerard Elrington who served in the Peninsula and Grandson of Major Richard John Elrington who was with the 10th Hussars in the Cremea." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Noreuil, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hamilton and Lucy De Sales ELRINGTON, 7 The Scarborough, Manly, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Cecil John Elrington, killed near Bullecourt (Mundunburg Line), on 5th May, 1917. |