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Ernest Edgar BEST

Regimental number5892
Place of birthGillingham England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationYardman
AddressCommercial Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, E Best, 8 Dinsdale Road, Blackheath, London, SE, England
Enlistment date4 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board SS Port Darwin on 8 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death10 October 1975

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