WALSH, Ernest John
| Service Number: | 13678 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 31 August 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Casino General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 13678, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 13678, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by B Stanleu
Ernest John Walsh, enlisted on 25 November 1915 at the age of 28. Originally posted to the Army Medical Corps, he later served with the 18th Battalion on the Western Front.
Ernest distinguished himself through tireless service caring for the wounded and sick, both in and out of the front line. In October 1919, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, with the citation noting:
“Has served throughout with the A.A.M.C. details attached to 18th Battalion. Both in and out of the line he has been unsparing of self. His work of looking after wounded and sick has been invaluable in the line and in quarters has materially assisted to maintain the high standard of health.”
[[Source: Commonwealth Gazette, No. 113, 6 October 1919]]
His Brother was killed in action at Fromelles and subsequently identified at Pheasant Wood Cemetery.
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