HEAD, Ernest
| Service Number: | 1073 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, An original member of C Company 42nd Bn. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 27 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saw mill hand |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 August 1964, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1073, 42nd Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 42nd Bn. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1073, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1073, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Ernest Head was one three sons of Joshua and Janet Head, of Bundaberg, Queensland who enlisted in the AIF during WW1. Ernest was the only survivor.
Ernest’s younger brother, 2331 Lce. Cpl. Joshua Head 4th Pioneer Battalion AIF was killed in action on 20 October 1917, aged 25.
Another younger brother, 27155 Gunner Robert Head of the 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade would later die of wounds in France on 12 May 1918, aged 23.
Ernest served with the 42nd Battalion on the Western Front from late 1916 until he was transferred to Headquarters, Australian Infantry Base Depot in Havre, France, from 1 July 1918, possibly to protect him from harm.
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