Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Woolley, Ernest Charles Mawley

Born 1888 Gordon Tasmania the son of Edward Stephens and Florence Olive Woolley (nee Peacock) an orchardist he embarked Melbourne 9^th February 1915 on board “HMAT Runic” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

It was only three months later he was hit by a sniper’s bullet whilst emptying bags of dirt from a parapet. He was admitted 19^th May 1915 to the Greek hospital in Alexandria where he had his leg amputated. Unfortunately gangrene set in and he died 28^th May 1915.

He was buried in the Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt

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