| Regimental number | 4167 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Storeman |
| Address | Oxford Street, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H. Price, Oxford Street, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 3rd Contingent, South African War |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Church of England, Plot H, Grave No. 3884), New South Wales |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Hannah MABEE. Native of Wooloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 17 May 1916. Found guilty, Marseilles, 31 May 1916, of breaking out of Segregation Camp: awarded 72 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Taken on strength of 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, 5 June 1916. Marched out to unit, 30 July 1916; taken on strength of 19th Bn, 1 August 1916. Wounded in action, 22 August 1916; admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 August 1916; transferred to Ambulance Train, 23 August 1916; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, 23 August 1916 (shrapnel wound: left arm); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 14 September 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 16 September 1916. Proceeded to join unit, 7 October 1916; taken on strength of 53rd Bn, 9 October 1916. Transferred to 19th Bn, 24 November 1916; taken on strength of 53rd Bn, 25 November 1916. Admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 28 July 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); discharged to duty, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit, 5 August 1917. On leave to England, 14 August 1917; rejoined unit, 27 August 1917. Admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 November 1917 (influenza); discharged and rejoined unit, 26 November 1917. Admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 14 August 1918 (cardiac debility); transferred to No 55 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 August 1918; to Ambulance Train, 15 August 1918; to No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, 16 August 1918; to England, 17 August 1918 (pleurisy); to Reading War Hospital, 17 August 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 August 1918; classified C2 by Medical Board, 31 August 1918; discharged to furlough, 3 September 1918. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 December 1918. Attached to Administrative Headquarters, 17 September 1918; detached from Administrative Headquarters, 9 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT ' Margha', 18 January 1919. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 31 January 1919 (pulmonary tuberculosis). Disembarked Melbourne, 5 March 1919; re-embarked, no date stated; disembarked Sydney, 9 March 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 23 April 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MABEE Ernest Edward |
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