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CASS, Ernest Richard

Other Name:	CASS, Earnest Richard - WWI Enlistment
Service Numbers:	2343, V81982
Enlisted:	15 April 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12 Garrison Battalion (Vic)
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1893
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Cambridge Street State School Collingwood
Occupation:	Dealer / Dairyman
Died:	13 April 1954, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Collingwood Cambridge Street State School Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2343, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2343, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2343, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

8 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V81982, 12 Garrison Battalion (Vic), South Melbourne, Vic.
6 Oct 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V81982

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Jack Cass, 4 Montague Street, Collingwood, Victoria