ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

DELAPORTE, Ernest William

DELAPORTE, Ernest William

Full Name: Ernest William

DELAPORTE

Date of Birth: 02

–

1898

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: 114 Marmion Street Fremantle

Next of Kin: Mother-Alice Elizabeth Munro

Next of Kin Address: Rathmines WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 6040

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-03-13

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-08-09

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-09-24

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Belgium

Age at Death: 19

Burial Location: Menin Road South Military Cemetery Ypres Belgium – P1, RU, G20

1/03/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
13/03/1916- To No. 53 Depot Company as Private
1/04/1916- Posted to Signal School WA
29/05/1916-Joined 16th Battalion WA- Qualified as Signaller
26/06/1916- Joined 11th Battalion 19th Reinforcements Claremont WA
26/09/1916-To 3rd Training Battalion Perham Downs England ex Australia
1/12/1916-Admitted Brimstone Bottom Hospital England ( Mumps )
15/12/1916-Rejoined 3rd Training Battalion Durrington England ex Sickness
3/05/1917-Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Division Base Depot France ex. Folkestone ex Durrington England
10/05/1917-Joined 11th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
18/09/1917-Wounded in Action Belgium ( Gunshot Wounds Head Compound Fracture Left Thigh & left Leg ) ex. 3rd Australian Field Ambulance
18/09/1917-Died of Wounds Received in Action Belgium- Died at 3rd Australian Field Ambulance Belgium

 

Service Medals Awarded–

British War Medal- No. 44488

Victory Medal No. 43987

Memorial Plaque / Scroll –  No.  330690

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 62

Bunbury War Memorial, Western Australia.

 

 *** Special Thanks to Greg Reed for the following additional information :- Ernest William’s Mother, Elizabeth DELAPORTE  was the sister of Arnold DELAPORTE (  No. 1992 ) and Richard DELAPORTE ( No. 272 ).

Tragically, each of the three DELAPORTE’S ( Brothers and their nephew  were to lose their lives during the Great War 1914 – 1918.  What a devastating loss for their respective Families. ***