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STEWART, Eric Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3590 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Risdon, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Goulburn State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Moulder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3590, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3590, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 12th Battalion to the 52nd Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the leg | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3590, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3590 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Amanda Stewart of 218 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania; brother of of Daniel Andrew Stewart MM who returned to Australia on 5 April 1919 having served with the 51st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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