Ernest Arthur TODMAN

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Service Number:	1717
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Deptford, England, United Kingdom, 1880
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Builder and Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 December 1916
Cemetery:	Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy Plot 111, Row D, Grave 24 Headstone inscription reads: At Rest, Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands War Memorial

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1717, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1717, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
6 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), In the field
5 Dec 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1717, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1717 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-05

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Address at the time of enlistment was Blackboy Hill, Perth, WA

Son of Sarah Alice Lewis of 12 Ann Street, Plumstead, London, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal