Ernest Francis ARMIT MC DCM

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Service Numbers:	494, Officer
Enlisted:	21 April 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Camboon, Queensland, Australia , August 1888
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Memorial ID - 145275404
Memorials:

21 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 494, 26th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 494, 26th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas
16 Aug 1916:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal
16 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Machine Gun Company
28 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
25 Jul 1917:	Honoured Military Cross
26 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer

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