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SABBERTON, Ernest Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1521 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Garston, Liverpool, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Nungarin, Nungarin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Victoria Higher Grade School, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1521, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of William and Bertha Maria Saberton of 2 Beaconsfield Terrace, Garston, Liverpool, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal