Regimental number | 4776 |
Place of birth | Kaniva, Victoria |
School | Kaniva State School, Kaniva, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Kaniva, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. S. Elsden, Kaniva, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'When he enlisted he was a member of the staff of the Kaniva Post Office. He was a fine young athlete, a good all round sport and a general favourite in social circles.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah amnd the late James ELSDEN, Kaniva, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ELSDEN Henry Robert |