Ernest Joseph GADSBURY

Regimental number6023
Place of birthWynyard Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Mr J Gadsbury, Mount Hicks, Tasmania
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1917
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 6), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal