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Ernest Roy SLADDEN

Regimental number2731
Date of birth15 July 1896
Place of birthLeederville, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLoco fireman
AddressJarrahdale, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Sladden, Mundijong, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 86th and 87 Battalion, Citizen Military Forces. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement.
Enlistment date20 April 1916
Place of enlistmentJarrahdale, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 10 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date22 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Perth, 22 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W5945.
Date of death12 April 1957
Age at death60
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SLADDEN Ernest Roy

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