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EVANS, Ernest Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6840 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, 13 November 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Victoria, 18 March 1947, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6840, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6840, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6840, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 2 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 6840, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
Background
Ernest Wilfred was born 1878 in Hawthorn, Victoria. He was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide. He joined the AIF on 11th August 1915 with the 12th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigaded as a gunner, RN 6840. Ernest embarked at Melbourne on the HMAT Wiltshire 18th November and embarked in Marseilles, France. He was wounded in action (gassed) 27/7/1918 and admitted to hospital for some months. Returned to active duty and returned home to Port Denison on 26th May 1919. Ernest died on in March 1947, in Camberwell.
In his letters of 1916 and 1917, Capt Gerald Evans MC, MiD (8th Battalion) mentions meeting Wilfred on a number of occasions in France.
Submitted 25 January 2018 by Evan Evans
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