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ERNST, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15121 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Potters Bar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Home School; Hertfield and Grammaar School, Enfield, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the head, 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1, Row BB, Grave 4A Rev. W.L. Archer officiated , Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 15121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 15121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Shell wound to the head | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 15121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15121 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of John Herman and Frances Helen Ernst of 12 St Andrew's Road, Middlesex, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal