Ernest WALES

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Service Number:	8222
Enlisted:	18 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	York, England, 4 January 1887
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Woodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, England
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	London Rifle Brigade Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

18 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8222, 6th Field Artillery Brigade
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 8222, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 8222, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
10 Jun 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 8222, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8222 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-10

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