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Ernest Frank PETTIT

Regimental number5427
Place of birthJunee, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinBrother, H Pettit, Hay, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 October 1915
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death27 February 1949
Age at death55
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, PETTIT Ernest Frank

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