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Ernest HARBOUR

Regimental number1830
Place of birthCherry Tree, Lancashire, England
SchoolPublic School, Cherry Tree, Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressEastwood PO, Eastwood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Harbour, 35 Cherry Tree Terrace, Cherry Tree near Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 June 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, 1918, France
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 7), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret HARBOUR; husband of Joan HARBOUR, Glenview, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. Native of Cherry Tree, Blackburn, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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