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ERNEST LEWIS JOHN SHEARING

Died : 08 Dec 1917
Rank : Lance Corporal
Service no at death:
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Surname: SHEARING
Forename: ERNEST LEWIS JOHN
Initials: E L J
Date of Birth 1897
Place of Birth
Place of Birth Source
Address Little Canford, Dorset
Schools attended 1911 at school
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Arthur George & Ellen SHEARING
Spouse Name
NotesName listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Regiment at call-upHampshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upLance Corporal
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details2nd/7th BN
Other rank
Other service no
Service factsIndia in 1915
Age at death
Date of death 08 Dec 1917
Regiment at deathHampshire Regiment
Battalion at death2nd Bn.
Rank at deathLance Corporal
Circumstances of deathKIA
Service no at death
Field of action at deathMesopotamia
Place of deathTikrit
Location of graveN Baghdad Cemetary
Position
Other memorialsNamed on Ferndown British Legion Memorial
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