SWEET, Ernest John
| Service Number: | 1999 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Moreland State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Wounds, 38th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 21 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 18), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1999, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1999, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1999, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1999, 21st Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW multiple. DoW 38th Casualty Clearing Station |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Sarah Sophia Sweet, of 10, Cooraminta St., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From AWM Summary
1999 Private (Pte) Ernest John Sweet, 21st Battalion from Brunswick, Victoria. A 21 year old ironmonger prior to enlisting on 22 June 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements from Melbourne on 26 August 1915 aboard HMAT Anchises. He joined the 21st Battalion at Gallipoli on 12 October 1915 and later also deployed with them to France in March 1916. He was wounded in action at Mametz Wood, France on 18 November 1916 and died of his wounds on 21 November 1916. Pte Sweet is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, France.
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