LITTLEDIKE, Ernest
| Service Number: | 607 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stamford, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Loader |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 607, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 607, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 607, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane |
Ernest Littledyke - Life
Ernest was born in 1880 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, the 2nd of 5 children born to William Littledyke and his 2nd wife, Caroline Spurgeon. He was baptised on 8th December 1880 in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
In 1881, William and his family were living at 3 All Saint's Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire where he was a Furniture Dealer, a trade which his wife, Caroline, continued with after his death in 1886.
In 1911, Ernest was living at 3 All Saint's Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, with his mother, Caroline, and younger sister, Ethel. His employment was given as Furniture Dealer's Assistant.
Ernest departed Liverpool, England on 25th November 1911 on SS Suffolk for Adelaide, Australia.
Ernest is also commemorated on the World War I Shrine at All Saint's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England and on the World War I Memorial Plaque at Broad Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Submitted 21 November 2023 by Andrea Willis
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
Enisted and served under alias Ernest Lncoln.
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