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Elsbury, James Ross

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Place of Birth: Bairnsdale, VIC

Age: 27 years 2 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 11 January 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number:view online service record

Address:
Sutherland Road
Armadale, VIC

Next of Kin:
James W Elsbury (father)
State School
Oakleigh, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 16 July 1915
Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion – 7th Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Friday, 3 March 1916
Discharged: Tuesday, 9 May 1916

1917 ‘ELECTRIC SPARKS’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 10 March, p. 3. , viewed 10 Oct 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88369968

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