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SHENFIELD, Ernest Arthur

Service Number:	517
Enlisted:	9 March 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Albany, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling:	Albany State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 22 September 1915
Cemetery:	Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row D, Grave No. 34,
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Elleker Service Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 517, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 517, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 517, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
22 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 517, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, The Apex

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