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Ernest Jewell RADFORD

Regimental number3883
Place of birthLyme Regis, Dorset, England
SchoolGrammar School, Braminster, Dorset, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressThorpedale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Radford, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingZonnebeke, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No. 18), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Edith RADFORD, La Casa Ozone, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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