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William Henry Elms 1895 - 1918

William Henry Elms was born in 1895 in South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia to Lenna Sarah (Carter) Elms and Henry Elms, and had siblings Ivy Elms and Frank Elms. William Elms died at age 22 years old on June 23, 1918 in France, and was buried at Australian National Memorial, Rte de Villers Bretonneux, in Fouilloy, Somme County, Hauts-de-France.
William Henry Elms
1895
South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County, VIC, 3205, Australia
June 23, 1918
France
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  • 1895

    Birthday

    1895
    Birthdate
    South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County, VIC 3205, Australia
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Sergeant - 30th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 06/23
    1918

    Death

    June 23, 1918
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    France
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Australian National Memorial, Rte de Villers Bretonneux, in Fouilloy, Somme County, Hauts-de-France 80800, France
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    The Argus. Melbourne. 21st September 1918. ELMS. - Killed in action in France on June 23, 1918, Sergeant William Henry Elms, dearly loved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Elms, Merton street, Albert Park, dearly loved brother of Ivey and Frank. After 3 years on active service. Aged 21 years 7 months. - His duty nobly done.
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Did you know?
In 1895, in the year that William Henry Elms was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1900, by the time he was only 5 years old, a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
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