Regimental number | 2112 |
Place of birth | Port Germein, South Australia |
School | Port Germein Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Port Germein, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.7 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Erickson, Port Germein, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1827 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 6), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Janer ERICKSON. Native of Port Germein, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3708 Pte Alexander Benjamin ERICKSON, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ERICKSON Ernest Reuben |