Ernest Davey MORSHEAD

MORSHEAD, Ernest Davey

Service Number: 1319
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
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World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1319, Depot Battalion
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

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Biography 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.