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DILLEY, Ernest Mowart

Service Number:	1877
Enlisted:	6 June 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, May 1898
Home Town:	Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fruit Grower
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 1 March 1917
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV F 17
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1877, 43rd Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1877, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1877, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
11 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Enlisted and served as Ernest Mowart