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Frederick Charles ERNEST

Regimental number4183
Place of birthEngland
SchoolBoarding School, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressCommonwealth Bank, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinC Ernest, 157 Church Road, Willesden, London, England
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularArrived in Australia, 5 March 1914
FateKilled in Action 24 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 48), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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