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GIRDHAM, Ernest Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 809 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 1897 |
| Home Town: | Melrose, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Melrose Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melrose 'In Memory of the Fallen" Great War 1914-18, Melrose Memorial Institute Honour Roll, Melrose RSL Community Room and Story Board, Melrose School Roll of Honour, Melrose War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 809, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 809, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE E. F. GIRDHAM
Private E. F. Girdham reported killed in action on November 5, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Girdham, Melbourne. He left with the 27th Battalion on May 31, 1915, and was in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France. After being wounded in June, 1916, he was sent to England, and had returned to his battalion only a few weeks when he made the supreme sacrifice. He was 19 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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