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Ernest BAULCH

Regimental number5339
Place of birthHamilton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address188 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs F Baulch, 188 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Ernest spelt Earnest
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death26 September 1917
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 1), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Annie BAULCH, husband of Florence BAULCH, Talbot Road, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia. Native of Macarthur, Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsCousin: Sgt AC BAULCH, MM, 21st Battalion.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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