| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0259 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Elder, Howard Thomas |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Krithia |
| Date made | 1914-1915; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1163 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Elder, Howard Thomas (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Howard Thomas Elder, 5 Battalion, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection includes a typescript copy of a diary kept by Elder and notes of signalling operations. Diary was copied by family members and presented to the Australian War Memorial in 1928. Location of original unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with the 5th Battalion, AIF. Elder died at sea 9 May 1915 of wounds received the previous day at the Second Battle of Krithia. Salesman of Hawksburn, VIC, born Melbourne, 15 July 1891; joined AIF 28 August 1914 as Second Lieutenant; embarked from Australia on the Orvieto, 21 October 1914; promoted Lieutenant, 1 February 1915.