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Ernest Rothwell ROTHERY

Regimental number2702
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinet maker
Address101 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Rothery, 101 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 October 1917
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. I), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Ellen ROTHERY, 9 Norman Street, Hyde Park, sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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