Lear, Eric Nightingale OW(1906)

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TitleSergeant Eric Nightingale LearBiography

Clerk. Left hand bowler for the North Melbourne Cricket Club. Captain of the 22nd ASC Cricket Club in France. A member of the Civil Service Rowing Club

Birth / Death- Died 24/07/1917First Year at Wesley1906

Identifiers

First NameEricMiddle NameNightingaleLast NameLearGenderMaleCategoryMilitary Service | PeopleSubject (Keyword)World War (1914-1918) World War I World War (1914-1918)

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CollectionMilitary ServiceRoll of HonourEventWorld War I

Military Service

Date Enlisted17th August 1916Enlisted UnitHQ 3rd Division TrainingService Number10966Service DetailDied of shot gun wounds incurred on prior day. His unit was supplying material to 3rd Divisionision in the Messines area prior to the commencement of the third battle of Ypres. It is mosy likely he received his wounds in Belgium, but the No 2 ACCS where he died was over the border in France.Age at Death25Final Unit3rd Division Train Aust Army Service CorpsCemetery / MemorialTrois Arbres CemeteryCemetery / Memorial DetailPlot 1, Row V, Grave 12RankSergeant

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Lear, Eric Nightingale OW(1906)