SHARP, Ernest Keith
| Service Number: | 5896 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Epping, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1954, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Epping Men Great War Honor Roll, Parramatta Dundas Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5896, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5896, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles E. and Eda Sharp of Karonga, Pembroke Street, Epping.
Military Medal for his bravery and courage he showed:
"At 6.30 a.m. on the 4th October 1917, whilst the 53rd Battery was in action East of Westhoek near Ypres and co-operating in an attack by our Infantry, a 15cm shell burst in the ammunition of No. 1 Gun, killing two of the detachment and severely wounding two others. No. 5896 Gunner E.K. SHARP ran to the gun pit and with the assistance of Gunner E.A.F. TOCKNELL pulled Bombardier HEWITT, who had been severely wounded, out of reach of the blazing ammunition and placed him in a trench near by. Despite the heavy shelling by the enemy and also the bursting ammunition, this Gunner again returned to the gun pit and with the help of Gunner TOCKNELL succeeded in getting Gunner BURGESS clear of the exploding ammunition. The utter disregard of personal safety and the splendid example set by this man are deserving of special recognition."