Ernest Arthur DUNCAN

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Service Number:	2473
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Case Maker
Died:	Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the right calf, On board HS Glenart Castle on Alexandria Docks, Egypt, 30 October 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 30 Chaplain R.S. Sibley officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2473, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2473, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2473, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
25 Oct 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2473, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the right calf at Shrapnel Gully

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Son of James Duncan and Isabella Duncan nee McGrath of 70 Weigall Street, South Yarra, Victoria later of Station Street, Footscray, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal