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Alfred Terah Elwood

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Studio portrait of 507 Private (Pte) Alfred Terak Elwood, 2nd Battalion. Image kindly provided by the Australian War Memorial, A00610.

Studio portrait of 507 Private (Pte) Alfred Terak Elwood, 2nd Battalion. Image kindly provided by th …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Terah AWMM
  • Surname
    Elwood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alfred Terak AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 507 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1891 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 7 August 1914 AWMM Ada Street, Waratah, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Elwood (mother), Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 507 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 7 August 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Carpenter/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    17 May 1915 {Age 25} AWMMDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Sarah Nelson Elwood and Frederick Elwood. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 May 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Gallipoli, Turkey Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
    • Woodville War Memorial, Fountaine Square, Woodville, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Te Kūiti First World War memorial AWMM

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