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CAIRNS, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1627, 1627A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 January 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 1627, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 1627, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 26 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, SN 1627A, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
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