Ernest Samuel LING

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Service Number:	2690
Enlisted:	29 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 25 May 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Sturt Street State School
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2690, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2690, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide

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"LING.— In loving memory of Private E. S. Ling, 6th Reinforcements, 50th Battalion, killed in action, September 22.

There is a vacant place in my heart which never can be filled.— Inserted by his most affectionate friend, Amy." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 20 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)