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ARMSTRONG, Ernest George

Service Numbers:	1879, 1879A
Enlisted:	8 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wood Carter
Died:	Died of Illness - Tuberculosis, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 21 November 1917
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section. Grave 39.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1879, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1879A, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1879A awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-21

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Biography

Son of Mary Ann ARMSTRONG