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Elphinstone, Clyde Anderson

Born 21^st July 1888 Deloraine Tasmania to Henry James and Mary Elphinstone (nee Cameron) a farmer who departed Melbourne 27^th October 1915 on board “HMAT Ulysses” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion.

He was serving with the 12^th Infantry Battalion when he was killed in action 23^rd July 1916 at Pozieres and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Mr. H. J. Elphinstone, Ellenton, received a letter from 'his son Will, at the front, giving a few details of Clyde's death, about a couple of months back. Clyde was Mr. Elphinstone' eldest son, and it can be imagined how glad the parents were to receive the letter, which was written in France on July 29. Reference was also made to a couple of other coastal boys. The letter reads:-"Poor Clyde missed the three days' terrible shell firing we had here. He was killed going into the charge about 11 o'clock on the Saturday night, July 22. We made the charge, and were victorious. We came out on the following Wednesday morning, about 2 o'clock. It was still dark when we passed where Clyde was buried. Jack Bramich (Flowerdale) was a great mate of Clyde's, and he was killed with him. They were struck by a shell, which killed four and wounded seven. I was only four yards away, but escaped it. I must have had a hundred such escapes in tIhe three following days, but only got a hit on the left cheek with a piece of shrapnel. A terrible lot of my mates were killed. Tom Sice (Ellenton), was in it, but escaped. I never saw Clyde after he was killed. I was only a couple of yards behind him when he was knocked over. I must have stepped over him, but did not know who it was. Then we got the order to run, and I never saw him again, nor did not know he was killed until we came out."

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