Ernest MUSTER

Regimental number3346
Date of birth19 October 1886
Place of birthBerne, Switzerland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressFootscray, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs K Muster, 46 Newell Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 15 months in the Artillery, Swiss Army (compulsory military service).
Enlistment date7 November 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 2 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date25 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), 25 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 April 1952
Age at death65