ELSO, Edward
| Service Numbers: | 95, 1533 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Cardiff, Wales, 17 February 1873 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lighterman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 20 January 1959, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Boxer Rebellion (China) Service
| 30 Jul 1900: | Involvement AIF WW1, Able Seaman, 95 | |
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| 30 Jul 1900: | Embarked 95, Victorian Naval Contingent, SS Salamis |
Peacetime
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria |
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World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Peacetime
| 23 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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In June 1900, Edward ELSO, volunteered for service in the war in China, also known as the Boxer RebellionOn 7th July 1900 he was among the “brave boys” at a send off at the Williamstown Mechanic’s Institute, with much patriotic fervour and toasts to the empire. The contingent then embarked on the steam ship "Salamis", calling at Sydney, then on to Hong Kong, were they were issued with Martini Henry rifles. From Hong Kong, they proceeded to the Chinese port of Taku where they boarded lighters for the trip up the Pei-Ho river to Tientsin, around which they fought in a number of engagements. The Victorian Naval Contingent arrived home from China in May 1903, and in a ceremony at the Melbourne Town Hall were presented with medals for the part they had played in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion.
**On 28 Feb 1916, aged 43, Edward Elso joined the AIF at Melbourne, to try and find his son, 1263 Sgt. Leslie Charles Thomas ELSO (/explore/people/242358), who had been reported missing at Gallipoli. - Raymond WIlliams
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