Ernest John WILLS

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Service Number:	2943
Enlisted:	24 July 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	4th Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1882
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 2 June 1917, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Pont d'Achelles Military Cemetery, France Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2943, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2943, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2943, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery
7 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
6 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Trench Mortar Battery
2 Jun 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 2943, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2943 awm_unit: V4A Australian Heavy Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-02

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