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Ernest ROWNTREE

Regimental number5891
Place of birthParkes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmiths striker
AddressUndercliff Road, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5'7.25"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy Maria Rowntree, Undercliff Road, Manly, New South Wales
Previous military serviceYes (A.I.F. Forces discharged monthers request)
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: R.W. and Amy Maria ROWNTREE
Discharge date3 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 3 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death28 December 1935
Age at death38
Place of burialManly Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROWNTREE Ernest

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