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Harry Elms and Walter Day.

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c. 1916
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Photographs
Overview

Digital scans of black and white images.

Historical information

Harry Elms and Walter Day enlisted on the same day, May 22, 1916 and their regimental numbers 2652 and 2654 were just two apart. They both embarked on October 30, 1916 and served with the 48th Battalion on the Western Front. Harry Elms was killed in action on May 3, 1918.

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Registration number
cwa-org-150-P24P103
Item type
Digital Scans
Material
Photographic Paper
Themes
People
Social History
War and Conflict
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Contextual Information

Walter Day was decorated with the Military Medal in World War 1 and has owned several parcels of land throughout the West Swan area - one he called "Swaisdale", and another that now forms part of Whiteman Park. He played a key role in the cattle and grape growing industries in the Swan Valley, was president of the West Swan Branch of the RSL and captain of the first West Swan Fire Brigade. A successful vigneron, he was awarded the Centenary Medal and a certificate for the best vineyard in WA during the centenary celebrations of WA in 1929. Content supplied by G Rogers.

The Elms family was amongst the earliest residents in the Midland area.

Keywords
Walter Day
Harry Elms
Thomas Elms
Florance Elms nee Broadway
Place made
Midland
Western Australia
Australia
Year
c. 1916
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Copyright category
Expired
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May be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society.

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Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc. and Cheryl Rogers'.

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P103-01. Walter Day, centre front wearing dark shirt and light hat. The man to Walter's left is likely to be Harry Elms. Image is believed to have been taken at Blackboy Hill camp.
P103-01. Walter Day, centre-front wearing dark shirt and light hat. The man to Walter's left is likely to be Harry Elms. Image is believed to have been taken at Blackboy Hill camp.
P103-02. Harry Elms.
P103-02. Harry Elms.
P103-03. Florence and Thomas Elms and family at Bishop Road, Middle Swan..
P103-03. Florence and Thomas Elms and family at Bishop Road, Middle Swan.

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