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Ernest CRAVEN

Regimental number3046
Place of birthLeeds, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAbbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Vera Craven, 103 Park Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date16 January 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Ellis CRAVEN. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 September 1940
Age at death52
Place of burialSpringvale Crematorium, Victoria

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