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COMLEY, Ernest Joseph

Service Numbers:	195, 156, 1061
Enlisted:	31 October 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, 28 June 1878
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Glenelg Public School
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 10 March 1951, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	North Brighton Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials:	Myrtle Bank War Memorial

Boer War Service

1 Jan 1900:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 195, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen

World War 1 Service

31 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Nov 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 156, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
28 Nov 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 156, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , SS Eastern, Sydney
29 Jan 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 156, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , M/U Malaria
11 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1061, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1061, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Matunga, Sydney
20 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1061, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Matunga embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1061, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force

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