UNITT, Ernest John
| Service Number: | 5439 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 27 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | East Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, Charters Towers |
| Occupation: | Surveyors Chainman |
| Died: | Illness due to war service, Sydney, New South Wales, 15 April 1927, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Roman Catholic 9 2684 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5439, 19th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5439, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5439, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5439, 19th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest John UNITT was born in Charters Towers, Queensland on 27th April, 1888
His parents were John UNITT & Mary CLARE
He married Elizabeth KINGSTON in Sydney in 1919
He enlisted in Casula, NSW on 6th December, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Wiltshire on 22nd August, 1916 with the 19th Battalion, 14th Reinforcements
He returned to Australia on 17th June, 1918 and was discharged as medically unit on 16th March, 1919
Ernest died on 15th April, 1927 from Illness due to his war service - he is buried in the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney (Roman Catholic section)
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His son Ernest John UNITT (SN NX79026) served in WW2 and was discharged in 1946
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