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Ernest Arthur SHEARING

Regimental number481
Date of birth7 February 1895
Place of birthKempton Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway labourer
Address256 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Shearing, 256 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Machine Gun Training Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1243 Pte Herbert Harold SHEARING, 15th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1915.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death3 October 1975

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