Ernest Henry Chisholm

Personal Information
Date of Birth	7 Nov 1889
Place of Birth	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death	15 Apr 1966
Place of Death	Armadale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 3 months
Description	5'4½" (1.64m) tall; weight 140 lbs (63.5kg); fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
Occupation	sawyer
Religion	Methodist
Address	No 1 Mill, Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother Mrs Charlotte Chisholm
Military Information
Reg Number	4997
Date of Enlistment	20 Mar 1916
Rank	Lance Corporal
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement, allocated to C Company / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	18 Jul 1916 - 9 Sep 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A48 Seang Bee
Date of Return	17 Jun 1918 - 8 Aug 1918
Ship Returned On	HMT Matatua
Fate	Wounded in Action 3 May 1917 2nd Bullecourt Wounded in Action 20 Sep 1917 Menin Road Returned to Australia
Monument	Jarrahdale
Medals	British War Medal Victory medal

War Service

Within a fortnight of entering Blackboy Hill camp, Ernest was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion. On 2 Nov 1916 Ernest proceeded overseas aboard HMT Victoria from Folkestone, and five days later was taken on strength of the 28th Battalion who at that time were coming out of the line near Montaubane. In December he spent two days in hospital, but otherwise remained out of trouble until 3 May 1917 when he was Wounded in Action. The actions involving the battalion during the day were primarily a series of bombing fights with the Germans, so the wold received my have been fragmentation from a hand grenade as from a shell. The wound was not severe enough to cause evacuation to England, and Ernest was back with the battalion on 25 Jun 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal on 3 Aug 1917, Ernest was wounded again on 20 Sep 1917. On this occasion, the 28th Battalion suffered fairly heavy casualties with 66 killed, 190 wounded and 36 encountered for.

Its injury a shell wound to the arm; 2nd injury shell wound to left arm and head leading to him being sent home. Discharged 5th Military District 15 Nov 1918.

Post War

In Oct 1944 & in 1960 he was living in William street, Armadale During WW2 Ernest enlisted at Armadale in the Citizens Military Forces with Reg No. W85041