Ernest William PLACE

PLACE, Ernest William

    Service Number: 1793
    Enlisted: 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Chiltern State School, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Somali, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 July 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, buried at sea Panel 30, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    14 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1793, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    14 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1793, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas Ernest Place and Esther Elizabeth Place nee Tomkins of 'Magenta', Chiltern, Victoria.

    Brother of Alice Ernestina Place, Ella Beatrice Place, Esther Ellen Place, Jean Blanche Place, Arthur Place, Thomas James Place, John Henry Place and Emily Maud Place

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Militia for over 4 years

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