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HARPER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6020 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916, Bathurst |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dealer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6020, 1st Infantry Battalion, Bathurst | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6020, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6020, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, 6020, 1st Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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