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PAYNE, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1256 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City, Victoria, 7 April 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wangaratta Cemetery, Victoria Plot: Church of England No. 2, Plot 10S - Alfred Ernest Payne |
| Memorials: | Carboor Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1256, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1256, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 18 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1256, 18.5.1917: Wounded - France | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1256, 9.6.1917: Wounded (2nd time) France | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1256, 29.8.1918: Wounded (3rd time) France | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, Returned to Australia via H.S. "Ulysses" | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1256, Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Ernest was the son of Edward Samuel Payne and Catherine Marie Payne nee Walpole.