Ernest Henry U'REN

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U'REN, Ernest Henry

Service Number:	14691
Enlisted:	15 January 1916
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	8th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Princes Hill State School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 October 1917
Cemetery:	Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 28 TILL THE DAY BREAKS AND SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14691, Field Company Engineers
11 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 14691, Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 14691, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
27 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 14691, 8th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14691 awm_unit: 8th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-27

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Ernest was the son of John Way U'Ren and Mary Ann U'Ren, of North Carlton, Victoria.

The 8th F.C.E. was waiting in Ypres from 20 October 1917 prior to withdrawal finally for a spell and billeted in a long shed containing closely packed bunks, adjacent the P.O. and Baths. During shelling about 1.30am on 27 October 1917 a 5'9" or 6" got home. Total casualties 23 or 24 about half of whom were killed outright or died of wounds. All casualties had been together for roughly 12 months. In fact, 11 men of the unit are recorded as dying on or soon after 27 October 1917.

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