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Ernest Edgar Playle GRIESE

Regimental number1655
Place of birthWarialda, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressWarialda PO, Warialda, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rachel Griese, Bingarra, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1655A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 December 1954
Place of burialWarialda Cemetery, New South Wales

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