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RUDDOCK, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3226 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 14 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dromana State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW to right shoulder sustained in the line at Broodseinde. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 8 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3226, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 25 January 1919 and discharged as MU (illness). |
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