Ernest Allen John YDE

YDE, Ernest Allen John

Service Number: 7332
Enlisted: 14 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Williamstown, Vic., date not yet discovered
Home Town: North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: New Castle Street SS
Occupation: Painter
Died: Died of starvation whilst a prisoner of war, Jolkhansen, Germany, 21 November 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cologne Southern Cemetery
Cologne Southern Cemetery, Cologne, Germany
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7332, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
29 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 7332, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 7332, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
21 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 7332, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7332 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-21

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Ernest August and Helen YDE

Died of starvation whilst a prisoner of war.