CHRISTIE, Eleas James
| Service Number: | 5574 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 20 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5574, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5574, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5574, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 5574, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5574 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Eleas Christie was known as ‘Les’ in his home town. He and his brother Maurice Christie both enlisted together in the 21st Battalion but left Australia at different times. They reunited again in England and both joined the 21st Battalion together in France during early 1917. They were said to be in the same Company when the 21st Battalion made an advance near Norieul in France. The two brothers were both reported missing on 20 March 1917 and are still missing to this day.
A younger brother, 1667 Pte. John Christie 8th Battalion AIF, did service in Gallipoli where he served for many months and was promoted Corporal, and afterwards in France, where he was wounded and evacuated to England. He was returned to Australia in early 1919.
They were all the sons of Bernard and Sarah Ann Christie of Woodend, Victoria.