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Ernest Richard SAWYER

Regimental number206
Place of birthPort Lincoln, South Australia
SchoolPort Lincoln Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCarpo, Arno Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, C W Sawyer, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Place of enlistmentOatlands, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialDive Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 18), Sailly-le-Sec, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Julia SAWYER, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Rickard.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SAWYER Ernest Richard

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