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Ernest Hasting RUSSELL

Regimental number186
Place of birthManchester, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCook
AddressLobethal, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42.7
Height5' 6.5"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. D.F. Russell, Lobethal, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Navy.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 3 February 1915
Discharge date1 May 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kyarra', 3 February 1915; discharged (medically unfit: chronic dyspepsia and muscular rheumatism), Adelaide, 1 May 1916.
Date of death19 February 1928
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, RUSSELL Ernest Hasting

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