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CATCHPOLE, Ernest Edward

Other Name:	Goodingham, Ernest Edward - Birth Records
Service Number:	1899
Enlisted:	21 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soap Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II. Row A. Grave 1 (Coll.)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Dorcas St State School No 1253 and Montague State School No 2784 Honour Roll, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1899, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
12 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli, Turkey
27 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 21st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Winifredian"
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 21st Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No 1. Australian General Hospital -- Tonsilitis -- Heliopolis, Egypt
14 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Convalescent -- Otitis Media -- Helouan, Egypt
18 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, Overseas Base (AIF - Egypt), Discharged to Duty -- Ghezireh, Egypt
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from Overseas Base -- Duntroon Plateau, Egypt
2 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 1st. New Zealand Stationary Hospital -- Sick -- Moascar, Egypt
2 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion -- Moascar, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1899, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1899 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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