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Ernest Edward THOMLINSON

Regimental number2475
Place of birthBrunswick Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRopemaker
Address175 Pilgrim Street, West Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Caroline Thomlinson, 175 Pilgrim Street, West Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVignacourt Birtish Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Caroline THOMLINSON, 99 Ragland Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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