Ernest William SERLS

Regimental number2410
Place of birthFremantle Western Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationContractor
AddressArmadale, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Joseph Serls, Armadale, Western Australia
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLI, Row B, Grave No. 20), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal