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Ernest PALK

Regimental number6833
Place of birthChelsea, England
SchoolBoard School
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMontville, Palmwoods, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Miss Rose Palk, Cormongers, Nutfield Road, Redhill, Surrey, England
Enlistment date20 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1918
Place of death or wounding[Meteren]
Age at death24.2
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 17), Bailleul
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah PALK. Native of England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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