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Ernest Alexander Fairweather

1895 - 24/09/1916
Ernest Alexander Fairweather
Source: Bromley & District Times
CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial
Other Memorials: St Mary's Church, Bromley, St Andrew's Church, Bromley

Place of birth: Bromley, Kent
Last known address in Bromley: 4 Plaistow Grove

Military information

Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion/Ship: 2nd/1st Bn London Field Ambulance
Rank: Private
Number: 310

Family information

Parents: John & Mary Emma Fairweather (nee Hart)
Parents' occupation: Police Constable
Siblings: Florence Emma, John William, Arthur George, Harry Bertram

Census information

1901
Address: 4 Plaistow Grove
1911
Address: 4 Plaistow Grove
Occupation: 4 Plaistow Grove

Extra details

Born in March 1895 Ernest was the fourth of John and Mary Fairweather's five children. He attended Wharton Road School prior to taking employment as a picture frame and cabinet maker at Messrs Collings Bros in the High Street. He was a member of Bromley Gymnastics Club.

Ernest joined the City of London R.A.M.C. (T.F.) in September 1914, being sent out to the Front in February 1916. He was killed by a high explosive shell while resting in a quarry.


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