Ernest Reign URWIN

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Service Number:	558
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Field Ambulance
Born:	Teralba, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, 32nd Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 1 August 1917
Cemetery:	Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row F, Grave 11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 558, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 558, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 558, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
1 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, At Ferry Post
6 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Ambulance, In France.
1 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 558, 14th Field Ambulance, Wounds to the abdomen and evacuated
1 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 558, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 558 awm_unit: 14th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-01

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Son of Annie Urwin of Macquarie Street, Plattsburg, NSW.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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