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Ernest Ashley TUSON

Regimental number4606
Date of birth7 August 1886
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTollerton House, Charlotte Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs. Sarah Coots, Copperfield Row, Bow, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 September 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date6 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 6 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 December 1939
SourcesNAA: B2455, TUSON Ernest Ashley

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