Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 8231059

Reference: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP

Title: Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

Description: This dataset lists Australian ANZACs - they are people who have personnel files for their service in the Australian Imperial Force (AlF) during the First World War. The personnel files are held by the National Archives of Australia (Archives). The entries in this dataset are linked to their personnel files on the Archives site. There you can find Attestation Papers, Service and Casualty Forms and other miscellaneous military documents and correspondence. Soon you will be able to find additional information from Archives and other sources on the Archives site.

URL: http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/68306
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UPP: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP/159630

Credit: © National Archives of Australia

Source information

ID: 8525900

Reference: au_aif_embarkation_roll

Title: Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: ANZ/AIF/EMBARKATIONROLL/94092

Additional: Names, year of birth and military details match the records shown in the Wikipedia page.

Credit: © Australian War Memorial

Source information

ID: 8525907

Title: Brigadier General Harold Edward Elliott

Description: In uniform of the AIF

Connected by: Anne1202

Source information

ID: 8525912

Name: Brigadier General Harold Edwar Elliott

Title: Wikipedia page

Description: Life and military career of Brigadier General Pompey Elliott

Connected by: Anne1202

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org
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Additional: Details match British army and Australian military records

Source information

ID: 8879237

Reference: au_victoriabirths1836_1913

Title: Victoria Births Transcription

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: ANZ/BMD/ACTBIRT/619889

Credit: © Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria

Source information

ID: 8879238

Reference: au_victoriadeaths1836_1985

Title: Victoria Deaths 1836-1985 Transcription

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: ANZ/BMD/VICTORIADEATH/1106521

Credit: © Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria

Source information

ID: 8879596

Title: Australian Contingents to the Boer War

Description: This website is particularly useful. The Australian units of the Rhodesia Fire Force would use one or more naming variants. What does not change is the contingent i.e. "3rd Queensland Contingent"

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: http://www.bwm.org.au/site/Contingents.php
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Source information

ID: 8881875

Name: London Gazette: 25 March 1901 Page 2103

Title: Gazetting and citation of the DCM

Description: Corporal Elliott was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for an audacious night exploit

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27298/supplement/1
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Source information

ID: 9556911

Title: Brigadier General Harold Edward Elliott

Description: Original IWM image caption: Brigadier General Harold Edward Elliott CB CMG DSO DCM VD. Unit: Australian Imperial Force; Staff. Death: 23 March 1931. | Head and shoulders portrait

Connected by: James201

Additional: From the IWM Bond of Sacrifice Collection - https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205294289

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