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Ernest Rolleston Vicars FOOTE

Regimental number342
Place of birthPortland, Victoria
SchoolWarrnambool, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWarrnambool, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Major Vicars Foote, Bank of Victoria, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in Warrnambool College Cadets.
Enlistment date12 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 February 1915
Place of enlistmentYarran, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name23rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Vicars and Jane Vicars FOOTE, The Bank of Victoria, Geelong, Victoria. Native of Portland, Victoria

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