JULIAN, Ernest Avery
(Service number 6/2675)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13/04/1895 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 17 April 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Harris Street, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T Julian (father), Timaru Road, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27 or HMNZT 28 | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli)and Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Ernest Julian was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Julian, of Orbell St., Highfield, Timaru, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum); Ted Hansen, SC branmch NZSG
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