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Ernest ROOKYARD

Regimental number6106
Place of birthEye England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address201 Albion Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFriend, Miss Edith Bird, 53 Blackbury Road, Hammersmith London, England
Enlistment date5 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1919

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