MANCER, Ernest Charles
| Service Number: | 5145 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Derry House Cemetery No.2 Plot II, Row G, Grave 2, Derry House Cemetery No 2, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rochester Circuit Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5145, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5145, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5145, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5145, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5145 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-12-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest Charles MANCER was born in Rochester, Victoria in 1897
His parents were Albert MANCER & Susan Catherine WATERS
He enlisted in Melbourne on 25th January, 1916 & embarked with the 7th Infantry Battallion, 16th reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Suffolk on 1st January, 1916
He was transferred to the 59th Infantry Battalion on 24th May, 1916 & then to the 57th Infantry Battalion on 22nd July, 1916
Ernest was Killed in Action in Belgium on 12th December, 1917 - he is buried in Derry House Cemetery
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Albert William MANCER (SN 2716) was also Killed in Action on 12th May, 1917
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