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Ernest John Churchman WITHERS

Regimental number253
Place of birthDrake New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressWharf Street, South Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Withers, Wharf Street, South Grafton, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Mary Ann WITHERS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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