Ernest Alfred FYLES

Regimental number106
Date of birth2 March 1889
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTimber cutter
AddressGladstone, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.8
Height5' 6"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Fyles, 67 Stanley Street, Clapham, London, SW, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 November 1915
Place of enlistmentRockhampton, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 8 September 1918

FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Discharge date8 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 8 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q212925.
Date of death20 November 1965
Age at death76
Place of burialRockhampton Crematorium Garden of Remembrance, North Rockhampton, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FYLES Ernest Alfred