ELVIS, Henry George

ELVIS,  Henry  George

Full Name: Henry George

ELVIS

Date of Birth: 09

–

1884

Place of birth: Korweinguboora VIC

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Mornington East WA

Next of Kin: Father – Peter Elvis, Mother – Elizabeth Elvis

Next of Kin Address: Daylesford VIC

Religion: Anglican

Service Number: 1122

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-26

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-01-20

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 33

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial France

26/09/1914- Completed Medical Examination Mornington Mills WA
21/10/1914- Joined 11th Battalion 1st Reinforcements Blackboy Hill as Private
21/01/1915- To Overseas Details Depot Egypt
2/03/19156- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
15/08/1915- Appointed Temporary Sergeant in the field Gallipoli
7/12/1915- Promoted Corporal in the field Mudros Lemnos
7/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli
31/01/1916- Admitted Hospital Habieta Egypt ( Sick )
1/02/1916- Admitted 1st Australian Stationary Hospital Ismailia Egypt ( Pneumonia )
6/02/1916- Admitted 8th Australian Field Ambulance Serapeum Egypt
9/02/1916- Transferred/Admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital Ghezireh Egypt ( Diarrhoea )
14/02/1916- Transferred/Admitted British Red Cross Hospital Montezah Egypt ( Pleurisy/Pneumonia )
2/03/1916- Discharged to Duty Australian Overseas Base Depot Ghezireh Egypt
6/03/1916- Rejoined 11th Battalion in the field Serapeum Egypt
5/04/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
13/04/1916- Admitted 7th General Hospital St Omer France ( Mumps ) ex 3rd Field Ambulance ex 8th Casualty Clearing Station
4/05/1916- Discharged to Duty in the field France ex Sickness
6/05/1916- Rejoined 11th Battalion in the field France
22/07/1916- Killed In Action Pozieres, France

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 4756

British War Medal – No. 5895

Victory Medal – No. 5875

Memorial Plaque & Scroll – No. 306446

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.