MCGLINN, Ernest William
| Service Number: | 2263 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1915, Enlisted at York, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | York, Western Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clearing Contractor |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bomb wound to the head, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 13 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row K, Grave 31, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beverley Jacobs Well District HR, York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2263, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at York, WA | |
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| 6 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2263, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2263, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2263, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wound to the head |
Plaque Dedication By family of Ernests mate
Private Ernest William McGlinn was born at York in 1885, one of six sons and eight daughters of David and Sarah McGlinn.
Little is known of his early life or education and sporting interests. He was working as a cleaning contractor when he joined the AIF.
Ernest was a very good mate to Private William Patrick Kett, whose plaque is located next to Ernest’s. It is not known when Ernest and William became good friends but from the records that exist it is apparent that William lived with the McGlinn family for a time and that Ernest was helping William to support his mother.
Ernest enlisted in the AIF in March 1915 and was assigned to 11 Battalion reinforcements. After initial training at Blackboy Hill Camp, he embarked on HMAT Geelong from Fremantle bound for Egypt in June 1915.
On 4 August Ernest, with other reinforcements was landed on Gallipoli. Two days later he was severely wounded and evacuated to Egypt on a hospital ship, arriving on 12 August.
Private Ernest William McGlinn, service number 2263 of 11 Battalion, died of wounds at 15 General Hospital Alexandria, Egypt on 13 August 1915. He was 29 years of age.
He is buried at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
Submitted 13 November 2020 by Garret Greenham
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah Solcombe of Ford Street, York, WA; brother of John McGlinn of Claremont, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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