Ernest James VERRILLS

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Service Number:	708
Enlisted:	15 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, England, 1894
Home Town:	Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917
Cemetery:	Passchendaele, New British Cemetery Plot X1V, Row B, Grave 20. Headstone inscription reads: Peace perfect peace after life's troubled dreams
Memorials:	Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll

15 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
15 Apr 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09

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Arrived in Australia at the age of 6 years.

Son of James George Verrills and Annie Verrills of Reed Street, Neutral Bay, NSW.

Brother of John Verrills who returned to Australia on 6 July 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal