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RAU, Ernest John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2012 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 26 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler War Memorial, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement 2012, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked 2012, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2012, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2012 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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