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Henry William ELVERY

Regimental number20942
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressMaryborough Road, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, W Elvery, Maryborough Road, Bundaberg, Queensland
Enlistment date20 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit name9th Field Artillery Brigade, 34th Battery
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36(a)/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
FateDied of illness 9 November 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Cause of death: pneumonia
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDurrington Cemetery (Grave Mo. 120), Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Jane ELVERY
Other details

War service: England

Embarked from Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916. Appointed Driver with effect from 1 September 1916.

Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 1 November 1916 (pneumonia: severe). Marched out to No. 1 Command Depot, 6 November 1916; died of pneumonia, 9 November 1916.

Medal: British War Medal

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