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RUSSELL, Ernest Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 68912 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 1 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bullock Driver |
| Died: | King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 1994, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 68912, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 68912, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 68912, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 68912, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barker Gary
Ernest Russell embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Boonah on 22 October 1918, however, the ship was recalled and arrived back in Australia on 20 December 1918.