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MORSHEAD, Ernest Davey
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1319 |
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Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Ballarat High School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | High School Teacher |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 74 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, St. Arnaud High School House Captains Memorial, St. Arnaud High School Roll of Honour WWI |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1319, Depot Battalion | |
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10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1319, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1319, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant E.D. Morshead was born in 1893. Did Manual Arts Course in 1913, then appointed to Ballarat East, St. Arnaud & Donald Schools as woodwork instructor. Enlisted 20th July 1915, was killed near Fromelle, France on 20th July 1916.