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Ernest BEST

Regimental number3315
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMarket gardener
Address18 Ames Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Amy Helen Best, 18 Ames Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Date of death22 June 1949
Place of burialPreston Cemetery

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