Ernest David WITHERS

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Service Number:	6848
Enlisted:	26 June 1916, Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Broome, Broome, Western Australia
Schooling:	Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Pearler
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broome Roads Board WWI Roll of Honour, Broome War Memorial (New), Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

26 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6848, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, WA
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6848, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6848, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle

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Ernest David WITHERS was born in Melbourne in Victoria in 1890

His parents were David WITHERS & Jane BLAIR who married in Victoria in 1889