BABIDGE, Elias Samuel
| Service Numbers: | 1312, 2194, R2194 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hethcote, Vic., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Heathcote, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Heathcote State School No. 300 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension V F 18 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heathcote St. John's Anglican Church Fallen Soldiers of the Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1312, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1312, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1312, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2194, 6th Infantry Battalion, Heathcote, Vic. | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, R2194, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, R2194, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 2194, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2194 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Elias Samuel and Elizabeth Ann BABIDGE, Kyneton Road, Heathcote, Victoria.
DUTY NOBLY DONE
Private E. S. Babidge, of C Company, 5th Battalion. 2nd Infantry Brigade, who has been wounded at the Dardanelles, is 21 years of age. He was born at Heathcote here his parents still reside, and prior to enlisting was employed at the Mount Camel estate for four years. He was a member of the Heathcote Rifle Club, and was a first-class rifle shot.
After being wounded at Gallipoli he returned home.
Private E. S. Babidge, who was wounded in the shoulder at the Dardanelles, and arrived in Melbourne on Monday, returned to Heathcote yesterday. There was a large crowd at the station which was brightly decorated. Addresses of welcome were given by Cr. .T. J. Farley, president of the Shire of Mclvor, and Rev. W. M. Madgwick. Private Babidge was then driven to his home by motor car.
Elias then re-enlisted and again served in the AIF where he died of wounds in France in 1918.
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