Ernest Grenfell GREER

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Ernest Grenfell GREER

Regimental number 10767
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Junior mechanic
Address 9 Roper Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Father, T Grer, 9 Roper Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service 78th Infantry
Enlistment date 6 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 27 August 1915
Rank on enlistment Gunner
Unit name Field Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/34/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Field Artillery Brigade
Fate Killed in Action 6 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 9) Buried near this spot, Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 14
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Thomas and Emily GREER, Main Avenur, Frewville, South Australia. Native of Adelaide
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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