Ernest George GLEESON

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Service Number:	3816
Enlisted:	26 August 1915, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roebourne, Western Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Fremantle, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

26 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3816, Perth
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3816, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3816, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3816, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3816 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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