Ernest Edward WALTERS

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Service Number:	2816
Enlisted:	8 May 1916, Prahran, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 1894
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation:	Carpenter

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8 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Prahran, Vic.
12 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: ''
12 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Melbourne
26 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Signaller, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Signaller, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba
30 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Signaller, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid
10 May 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt
11 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2816, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 3 July 1919 and discharged as MU (no reason given).

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