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Ernest Alfred BRACHER

Regimental number52555
Date of birth9 April 1882
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSignalman
AddressMurtoa, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35.4
Height5' 5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs D Bracher, 20 Duncan Street, Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, England
Enlistment date10 September 1917
Place of enlistmentPort Augusta, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameSignallers, April 1918 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 1 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Discharge date8 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Hubertus'; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 8 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRACHER Ernest Alfred

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