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ELDER, Kenyon Austin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1742, Q205304 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 5 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Melany, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1958, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW hand | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1742, 13th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Geudecourt, GSW left leg | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, HT Kenilworth Castle, England to South Africa, then in HT Field Marshall for invaliding to Australia - arriving Melbourne 22 May 1918 then to Sydney. | |
| 22 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, Q205304, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, Q205304, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q205304, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Maleny, Queensland | |
| 19 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, Q205304, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 19 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 19 Oct 1945: | Discharged AIF WW1, Q205304, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Lance Corporal |
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