Ernest James FIELD

FIELD, Ernest James

Service Number: 5582
Enlisted: 10 March 1916, Prahran, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Heywood, Victoria, 18 November 1883
Home Town: St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 33 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

10 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5582, Prahran, Victoria
25 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5582, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5582, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
9 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5582, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle

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