Ernest James VEARING

Ernest James VEARING Update Details

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Service Number:	1018
Enlisted:	9 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kingston, South East, South Australia, 27 March 1887
Home Town:	Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1940, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Church of England Plot, Compartment C, Grave 3264. Interred on 1 May 1940
Memorials:

9 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1018, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1018, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 38th Infantry Battalion, Slight wound to the thigh.
6 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of George Vearing and Susannah Tubb Vearing nee Martin of Kingston, SA.

Next of kin given as his aunt Lydia Nunan formerly Martin of Kingston, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 27 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal