INNES, Eric Richard William
| Service Number: | 3657 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1917, Marched into Mitcham Training Depot, Adelaide, South Australia and allocated to 10th Reinforcements - 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Yorketown, South Australia, Australia, 28 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Greenock, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Robinvale, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1952, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Cemetery Reference: Plot 21, 401, N |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Greenock WW1 Honor Roll , Terowie Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3657, 50th Infantry Battalion, Marched into Mitcham Training Depot, Adelaide, South Australia and allocated to 10th Reinforcements - 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3657, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3657, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 18 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3657, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at HQ 4th Military District, Keswick, South Australia | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3657, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Eric Richard William Innes
Name: Eric Richard William Innes
Service Number: 3657
Place of Birth: Yorketown
Date of Birth: 28 November 1894
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 21 May 1917
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father – William Innes / Greenock
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private 27th Battalion
Eric was the son of William George and Katherine Innes [nee Rowe]. Eric left
Melbourne on board HMAT A2 Themistocles on 4 August 1917, disembarking
at Glascow on 2 October and proceeded to Codford, England, for further
training. He was sent from Folkestone to France with his unit on 23 April 1918
where he fought for the duration of the war. Eric was attached to the War
Graves Registration Detachment in France on 16 May 1919. He returned to
Australia on the Aeneas on 22 November and was discharged on 18 March
1920.
Submitted 18 October 2023 by christopher collins