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Richard Horatio ELVIN

Regimental number2827
Place of birthTuena New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLnch Street, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Richard Horatio Elvin, Seacombe 67 O'Connor Street, Haberfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2828 Sergeant Leonard Roy ELVIN, 1st Bn, killed in action, 5-8 May 1917.
Date of death23 June 1953

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