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TATE, Ernest James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 795 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Diggers Rest, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bushman, Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 57, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulla War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 795, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 795, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 795, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
The rest we forget
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theage.com.au/national/the-rest-we-forget-20080425-ge7065.html
Submitted 23 February 2020 by Andrew Tate
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Elizabeth Tate of 18 Raleigh Street, Essendon, Victoria formerly of Diggers Rest, Victoria. Brother of Herbert A.L. Tate of 'Pleasant Vale', Diggers Rest, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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