Ernest Joseph FOLWELL

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FOLWELL, Ernest Joseph

Service Number:	6023
Enlisted:	23 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Lang Lang, Cardinia, Victoria
Schooling:	State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Barman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 February 1917
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot 1X, Row J, Grave 17, Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

23 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6023, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6023, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6023, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Austin Alexander Folwell and Ellen Mary Folwell nee Fergusson of Victoria. Brother of William Folwell, Matthew Folwell, Thomas Folwell, Ruby Jane Folwell, John Folwell who returned to Australia on 3 September 1919 having served with the 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery; and James Joseph Folwell who returned to Australia on 29 August 1915 having served with the 4th Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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