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SHEATHER, Ernest Lester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2636 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1916, Sydney Showground Camp |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer - Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 39th Infantry Battalion, Sydney Showground Camp | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2636, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2636, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 27 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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