Ernest Alfred John OUTRAM

OUTRAM, Ernest Alfred John

Service Number: 6552
Enlisted: 30 May 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town: Gundagai, Gundagai, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tobacconist & Hairdresser
Died: New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery
Anglican, I, Row 26, Grave 0605. Interred under his preferred name of Alfred Ernest John Outram
Memorials: Gundagai War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

30 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
7 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6552, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6552, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
5 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the buttock. Embarked for England from Boulogne on 9 May 1917 aboard HS St. Denis
19 Jan 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6552, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Samuel James William Outram and Nina Emily Outram of Deniliquin, NSW.

Address given at the time of enlistment was given as Sheridan Street, Gundagai, NSW

Husband of Annie Victoria Outram nee Hicks of Woomargana, Holbrook, NSW. Ernest and Annie married during 1915c in NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal