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WOOLCOCK, Ernest James Roy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 492, S212328 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coyarton, South Australia, Australia, 7 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardner |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Daw Park Repatriation Hospital, Sprinbank, South Australia, Australia, 31 August 1972, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Columbarium, Wall 8, Niche C019 |
| Memorials: | Lyndoch and District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 492, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, SA |
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World War 2 Service
| 30 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, S212328 | |
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| 30 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 24 Jan 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Ernest James Roy, Sergeant 492. (7 Jul 1885 – 31 Aug 1972)
Roy enlisted early in 1915 and went to Gallipoli and France. He served in the 27th Battalion and then the 70th Battalion.
He was given a medical discharge for being deaf in the right ear and diminished hearing in the left ear. There is no explanation as to how he lost his hearing but we can guess.
He returned to Australia in November, 1917.
Courtesy of Melinda Melbourne
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