John ERNST

ERNST, John

    Service Numbers: 2664, 2664A
    Enlisted: 22 July 1915, Brisbane
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Thanes Creek, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1888
    Home Town: Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 13 July 1969, aged 81 years
    Cemetery: Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland
    RSLLAW-003-0007
    Memorials: Pittsworth Great War 'Served and Returned' Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2664, Brisbane
    21 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2664, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2664, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
    27 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion
    2 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2664, 9th Infantry Battalion, GSW knee
    1 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2664, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound scalp
    10 Feb 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
    19 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2664A, 9th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Multiple shrapnel wounds - hands and legs
    24 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2664A, 9th Infantry Battalion

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