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EKENSTEEN, Esmond Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7170 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at National Park N Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 24 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 April 1960, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Bed 5, Area 14 |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7170, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at National Park N Sydney | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 7170, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 3 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery Brigades, Returned to Australia | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
Married Jessie GERRIE on the 4 April, 1919 in Knightsbridge.