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DRINKWATER, Ernest John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6859 |
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Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1 February 1878 |
Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Storeman |
Died: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1949, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Footscray Cemetery: Location 3-E-426 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
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25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6859, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6859, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Cemetery details: Footscray Cemetery, Victoria - Location 3-E-426