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Ernest DRINKWATER

Regimental number22310
Place of birthNewcastle On Tyne England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationOptician
AddressSaltwell Villa, East Street, Maylands, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, C S Drinkwater, Saltwell Villa, East Street, Maylands, Western Australia
Previous military service37th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date17 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 23, Battery 109
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/133/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918

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