Frederick Clifford (Tim) ELY

ELY, Frederick Clifford

    Service Number: 7479
    Enlisted: 11 May 1917, Castlemaine, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 1st Divisional Train
    Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1898
    Home Town: Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Orchardist
    Memorials: Harcourt War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    11 May 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7479, 7th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
    4 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 7479, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    4 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 7479, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    22 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7479, 7th Infantry Battalion, SW to neck sustained in the line near Strazeele. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 2 November 1918.
    20 Feb 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, France
    2 Apr 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Divisional Train, France
    16 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7479, 1st Divisional Train, RTA 22 September 1919 for discharge.

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    An orchardist from Harcourt, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte 7479 Frederick Clifford Ely embarked with the 25th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 4 August 1917.

    Following the Armistice he was promoted to Lance Corporal and transferred to the 1st Australian Divisional Train.

    Subsequently granted leave to remain in England in order to study farming at Shrewsbury, he returned to Australia on 22 September 1919.

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