Ernest EAST

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Service Number:	103
Enlisted:	8 March 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Elaine, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Elaine, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Passchendaele, New British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elaine & District Roll of Honour WW1

8 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 103, 24th Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 103, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 103, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 103 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-09
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 103, 24th Infantry Battalion

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