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JEFFREYS, Ernest George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6134 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Casterton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Villiers-Bretonneux, France, 20 July 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 15. ERNIE SUNSHINE PASSES, SHADOWS FALL LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE OUTLAST ALL. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6134, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6134, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6134, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 6134, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6134 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-20 |
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Ernest George JEFFREYS, b. 1898, Casterton, Victoria, son of John JEFFREYS and Elizabeth Jane FOSTER. Pte 6134, 8th & 37th Battalion, AIF, enlisted 1-05-1916, KIA Villers-Bretonneux, France, 20-07-1918.
Casterton Town Hall Honour Roll
Casterton War Memorial
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Ernest George Jeffreys enlisted shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He died at only 20 years of age. His three older brothers also served in the AIF, John Jeffreys 14th Battalion being captured in an outpost by the Germans and spent almost 12 months as a prisoner of war, Thomas Jeffreys 58th Battalion and Robert Charles Jeffreys 30th Battalion both returned to Australia during 1919. They were the sons of John and the late Elizabeth Jane Jeffreys of Casterton, Victoria. The mother, Elizabeth, passed away in 1917 when her four sons were on active service in France.