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SOMERVILLE, Ernest William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7577 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Eugowra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll, Eugowra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 7577, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 7577, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to page 275. Prior to the war he was a farmer of Eugowra NSW. He enlisted 16th Apr 1917, aged 19 years. He served with the 1st Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 11th July 1918. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget.
Submitted 1 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL