Regimental number | 16195 |
Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Albert Park State School and South Melbourne College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Cust Eltis, Hunter Street, Chewton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Zonnebeke on 4 October 1917. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row B, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Emily Jane ELTIS, Hunter Street, Chewton, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Speedwell Fabian Megnicha, died in the Manchester Hospital of wounds he received at Gallipoli. |