RAND, Ernest James
| Service Number: | 6078 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wivenhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 9 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Widgee, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wivenhoe Council School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Corbie, France, 22 June 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2. Row F. Grave 24., Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woolooga & District Honour Roll, Woolooga & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6078, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 6078, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 6078, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, SN 6078, 15th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and a son of William George and Adelaide Rand, of Wivenhoe, Essex. c/o Mrs G Waller, 45 Hamilton Road, Colchester, England .
His brother, Private Oliver George Rand also fell. Service Number 1945-Died 10/06/1917-42nd Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Births Sep 1895 Rand Ernest James Lexden 4a 654
Age on arrival in Australia 20
Enlistment date 15 March 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Age at embarkation 22
15th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
War service: Western Front
He is one of four Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Wivenhoe War Memorial.
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