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• William Elphinstone Kay

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Name recorded

• William Elphinstone Kay

Ranks

• Held rank of Major
• Held rank of Lieutenant Colonel

Birth records

• Born in Glen Innes, NSW, Australia
• 3 January 1888 in Glen Innes, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 26 April 1941 in Piraeus, Greece

Life event

• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address

• Balmoral, Awaba Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Robert Kay
• Mother - Christina Elphinstone

Organisations

• 1st Field Ambulance
• 2nd Field Ambulance

Main sources

• KAY William Elphinstone : Service Number - Kay : Place of Birth - Glen Innes NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) KAY Reo Robert (NAA file)
• Discovering Anzacs - William Elphinstone Kay (webpage)
• The AIF Project - William Elphinstone Kay (website)
• OBITUARY [The Argus, 31 May 1941] (newspaper article)
• World War Two Nominal Roll - William Elphinstone Kay (webpage)
• DOCTOR'S DEATH IN GREECE Probate Court Application [SMH, 8 October 1941] (newspaper article)
• PERSONAL. RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• KAY W. E. on the East Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Kay, W.E. on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour