Ernest Richard SAWYER

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Service Number:	206
Enlisted:	12 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrow, South Australia, 20 February 1882
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Lincoln Public School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 June 1918, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Lincoln Garden of Remembrance

12 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 206, Oaklands, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, SN 206, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, SN 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli
8 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, SN 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"

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