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Ernest James FIRTH

Regimental number1696
Place of birthPilliga, New South Wales
SchoolPublic
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPilliga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Firth, Pilliga, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 November 1917
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death33
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 10), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: P. and K. FIRTH, Pilliga, New South Wales

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