Ernest Richard SAWYER

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SAWYER, Ernest Richard

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

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 206, Oaklands, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 206, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 206 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-06-10

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Biography contributed by Cleve Area School

Ernest Richard Sawyer was born on the 20th of February 1882 in Warrow, South Australia. He lived in Port Lincoln, South Australia along with his parents Charles and Julia Sawyer. During his schooling, he attended Port Lincoln Public School. The religion he believed in was Methodist. Before Ernest enlisted he worked as a farmer.

Ernest (Service number 206) enlisted in the AIF at Oaklands, South Australia on the 12th of January 1915 as a 32-year-old man, weighing around 70.7kgs, height measuring around 5 foot 7 inches, and he had grey eyes with fair hair. His rank was a driver. He was in the 27th Infantry Battalion. After training, he embarked on the 31st of May 1915 from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong.

He was killed in action in France on the 10th June 1918 at the age of 36 years. He was buried in the Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec in Picardie, France.

Ernest Richard Sawyer is commemorated in these places: 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, and Port Lincoln Garden of Remembrance.

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