DOMSALLA, Eric Howard Albert
| Service Number: | 15103 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bethnal Green, London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Midbern Street School, London |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Adinkerke Military Cemetery Grave Ref. B 21, Adinkerke Military Cemetery, Adinkerke, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 15103, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 15103, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 15103, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15103 awm_unit: 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-27 |
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Eric Howard Albert DOMSALLA was born in 1893 in Bethnal Green, London, England
His parents were Adolph Amandus DOMSALLA and Emma Amelia WINGFIELD
He enlisted on 27th January, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was in the 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, 10th reinforcements- Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Port Lincoln on 4th May, 1916
He was wounded in action and died of wounds on 27th August, 1917 -He is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial and the WA Roll of Honour in Perth, WA
Eastern District Chronicle, York WA - 28th September, 1917
News has been received that Bombardier Eric H Domsalla who enlisted from this district in January, 1916 has beeen killed at the Front. The deceased soldier was for some time prior to his enlistment engaged as a porter at the Railway Station. His parents reside in England.
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