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Ernest Charles WALSH

Place of birthLongford, Tasmania
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMinister
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, C Walsh, Powranna, Tasmania
Enlistment date6 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked from Adelaide, 10 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, 2 May 1917.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport (bronchitis), 21 May 1917; discharged, 5 June 1917. Transferred to No. 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 12 July 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Borda', 26 September 1917; discharged, 25 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAppointment for voyage only.
Date of death15 November 1950
Age at death74
Place of burialGumeracha Baptist Cemetery, South Australia

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