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REILLY, Ernest John

Service Numbers:	373, 7578
Enlisted:	2 March 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Busselton, Western Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Busselton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter/Carrier
Died:	Inglewood, Western Australia , 29 July 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk

World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 373, 28th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 373, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 373, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
2 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7578, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7578, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7578, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Joy Dalgleish

Son of William & Charlotte (Hutchins) Reilly of Busselton, Western Australia