PIRANI, Ernest John
| Service Number: | 3924 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kalgoorlie State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter |
| Died: | Exploding shell, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bassendean War Memorial, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3924, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3924, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3924, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest John PIRANI was born in 1896 at Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were John PIRANI and Isabella WATSON
He had previously served for 13th months with the 88th Infantry Battalion before he enlisted in Perth, WA on 28th August, 1915 and embarked with the 11th Infantry Battalion, 12th reinforcements from Fremantle WA on the ship RMS Mongolia
Ernest was Killed in Action due to an exploding shell on 25th July, 1916 at Pozieres, France - he has no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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