Eric John EWART

EWART, Eric John

Service Number: 4344
Enlisted: 15 December 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 6 November 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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15 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4344, 7 Infantry Battalion AMF
29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 4344, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4344, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

Eric John Ewart

Eric John Ewart was born in Victoria in 1891. He was a farmer when he enlisted on the 14th Jul 1915. After initial training, he embarked for Egypt from Melbourne on 29 Dec 15 aboard HMAT Demosthenes. He underwent training in the desert and embarked for France from Alexandria in Mar 16. In Apr 16 he joined the 7th Battalion (Bn) which was serving on the Somme. The Bn’s first major action came in July during the Battle of Pozières. In October, the 7th returned to the Somme where they spent the winter months manning trenches and training. It was during this time that Pte Eric Ewart was killed by shell fire on 6th Nov 16. He was 25 years old. He was buried near BULL RUN TRENCH about 1000 yds to the right of FLERS.

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Biography contributed by Gary Ewart

Eric John Ewart was born in Victoria in 1891. He was a farmer when he enlisted on the 14th Jul 1915. After initial training, he embarked for Egypt from Melbourne on 29 Dec 15 aboard HMAT Demosthenes. He underwent training in the desert and embarked for France from Alexandria in Mar 16. In Apr 16 he joined the 7th Battalion (Bn) which was serving on the Somme. The Bn’s first major action came in July during the Battle of Pozières. Throughout July and into August, the battalion was committed to the fighting twice, losing 55 men killed in the first battle and another 83 in the second. In late August, the 7th Bn was transferred to Ypres, in Belgium, where they manned trenches near the Ypres–Commines canal. In October, the 7th returned to the Somme where they spent the winter months manning trenches and training. It was during this time that Pte Eric Ewart was killed by shell fire on 6th Nov 16. He was 25 years old. He was buried near BULL RUN TRENCH about 1000 yds to the right of FLERS. He is honoured on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour and the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.

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