Cecil John Elrington

Service number: 4483

Rank: Private

Unit: 4th Battalion (Infantry)

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 5 May 1917

Cemetery or memorial details: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

War Grave Register notes:

ELRINGTON, Pte. Cecil John, 4483. 4th Bn. 5th May, 1917. Age 30. Son of Hamilton Elrington, and Lucy de Sales Elrington, of 7, The Scarborough, Manly, New South Wales.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Mr Elrington was born at Sydney. He was a wool classer by profession, and a member of Middle Harbor Cricket Club. He enlisted on 23 November 1915, aged 28 and 9 months. His father was Mr Hamilton Elrington of 9 James Street, Manly. Pte Elrington was wounded in France on 27 July 1916.

He suffered nervous exhaustion and was transferred to Perham Downs Hospital in England for recuperation. He was returned to the front line and killed in action on 5 May 1917. His photo appeared in SMH 8 June 1917. His brother Ralph also died in WWI, a few days before him.