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Ernest William HUBBARD

Regimental number16075
Place of birthSouthwark, London, England
SchoolSandringham Road, East Ham, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressSea Lake, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, E W Hubbard, 44 Holbrook Road, Stratford, Essex, England
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/32/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWorked as a skating rink instructor in England before the start of the war.
FateDied of wounds 19 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest and Alice HUBBARD. Native of Southwark, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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