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ARMSTRONG, Ernest James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1611 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elliott, Tasmania, Australia, 18 October 1883 |
| Home Town: | Elliott, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1611, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1611, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 1611, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1611 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother, 105 Pte. Stanley Russell Armstrong 40th Battalion AIF was later killed in action on 1 September 1918, aged 25. They were the sons of James and Frances Armstrong, of Elliott, Tasmania.
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