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Ernest George FEUERRIEGEL

Regimental number3413
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSaddler
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 9.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Bertha Feuerriegel, Bald Hills, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3413A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPasschendael New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 10 March 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 14 March 1917 (no further details recorded); disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 April 1917; marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 13 April 1917.

Sick to hospital, 27 May 1917 (influenza); marched into 13th Training Bn from hospital, 30 May 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; taken on strength, 49th Bn, in the field, 16 September 1917, and allotted letter 'A' to regimental number.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FEUERRIEGEL Ernest George

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