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Ernest Royston BRADSHAW

Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArchitect and civil engineer
Address4 Moore's Road, Moreland, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35.5
Height5' 8.75"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Bradshaw, 4 Moore's Road, Moreland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 June 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 13 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Discharge date8 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Melbourne, 8 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 March 1970
Age at death89
Place of burialEastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRADSHAW Ernest Royston

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