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SCRIVENER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 279 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 279, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 279, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 279, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 279, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest William SCRIVENER was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England in 1895
His parents were William SCRIVENER & Sarah Ann BELL who married in Bridlington in 1891
He served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France and died on 5th October, 1917
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