EGAN, Ernest Arthur
| Service Number: | 931 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sligo, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 931, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 931, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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6th Battalion, H Company.
Address-234 Bellair Street, Kensington, Victoria
Mother, Mrs John Egan, 56 Mountjoy Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Enlistment date-17 August 1914.
Place of enlistment-Melbourne, Victoria
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/23/1
Age at embarkation-23
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll-Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
15th Light Horse Regiment
Discharged 19 July 1919
Sources-NAA: B2455, EGAN Ernest Arthur
His brother Claude Edwin Egan fell in France 4th May 1917, aged 22, whilst serving with the 19th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.-Service Number 5333.