Ernest CRESSINGTON

Regimental number2056
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinDaughter, Mrs Myrtle Cressington, England (address unknown)
Enlistment date11 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps Details
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Date of death17 February 1953
Place of burialBotany Cemetery