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Ernest Edward BACK

Regimental number2578
Place of birthNorwich, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address33 Ivy Road, Tidal Basin, London East, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, T Back, 33 Ivy Road, Tidal Basin, London East, England
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 2 August 1915 - 19th Bn, 6th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 4th Bn, 14 February 1916. Wounded on two occasions - 24 July 1916 (Pozieres), and mortally, 2 March 1917.
FateDied of wounds 2 March 1917
Date of death2 March 1917
Miscellaneous detailsENLISTED 2/8/15 6TH REINFORCEMENTS 19TH BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO 4TH BATTALION 14/2/16. WOUNDED 24/7/16, POZIERES, FRANCE AND MORTALLY 2/3/17

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