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RAWLINGS, Ernest John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 910 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Theebine, Queensland, 28 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cordalba, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Howard State School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 28 April 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie I C II, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Cordalba War Memorial, Shire of Howard Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 910, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 910, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 910, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Wounded Private, 910, GSW (left hand) | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded Private, 910, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, 2nd occasion - GSW (chest) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Alice RAWLINGS, Isis Junction, N.C. Line, Queensland.
RAWLINGS. — In loving memory of Private Ernest John Rawlings, D Company , 42nd Battalion, died of wounds, April 28, 1918, dearly loved eldest son of J. and A. Rawlings, Isis Junction aged 26 years 4 months.
He answered to his country's call.
He gave his life, his best, his all.
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