Regimental number | 2185 |
Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria |
School | Subiaco Public School, Perth, W.A. |
Other training | Continuation Classes, Perth Boys School, Perth. W.A. |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest Ewers, Hawkstone Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2261B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 48), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Annie EWERS, Hawkstone Street, Carlisle, Western Australia. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Raymond Arthur Pearce, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |