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Ernest WALES

Regimental number8222
Place of birthYork, England
SchoolWoodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, England
Age on arrival in Australia25.6
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDraper
AddressLincoln House, York Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Benjamin Stoker Wales, The Willows, Haseby W, York, England
Previous military serviceServed in Local Defence Force at Launceston, TAS.
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death30.5
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin Stoker and Annie Rawson WALES.

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