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WILLOWS, Ernest Wickham

WILLOWS, Ernest Wickham

Male 1893 - 1918  (25 years)

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  • Name WILLOWS, Ernest Wickham  
    Born 1893  Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Enlistment 01 Jul 1918  Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Australian Army 
    • Number: 56425
      Rank: Private [Pte]
      Unit: 11th Bn Australian Inf
      Service: Army
      Conflict: 1914-1918
    Historical Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Roll of Honour => http://goo.gl/BPJ6F
    War Records = http://goo.gl/RMfpQ 
    Occupation Motor Mechanic 
    Unique Id AFF15EFC25744D4BB62C071B4A99EB3431EE 
    Died 15 Nov 1918  Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Military Hospital Sutton Veny Wiltshire ENG
    Buried Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Memorial Panel: 64
      Cemetery or Memorial Details: WILTSHIRE 167 Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard
    Person ID I48  Tree One
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2013 

    Father WILLOWS, John,   b. 21 Jan 1848, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1933, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother SPENCER, Eleanor,   b. 1862, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1932, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1880  Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1893 - Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlistment - Australian Army - 01 Jul 1918 - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistorical - Roll of Honour => http://goo.gl/BPJ6F War Records = http://goo.gl/RMfpQ - - Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Nov 1918 - Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Ernest Wickham WILLOWS    		Ernest Wickham WILLOWS
    Newly enlisted - 1918
    WILLOWS Grocery Store - 95 Mundy St., Bendigo, Victoria    		WILLOWS Grocery Store - 95 Mundy St., Bendigo, Victoria
    Who are the subjects? Here is an attempt to identify them.

    By blowing up the photo it would appear that the woman second from the Left is clearly the oldest, by far, more than likely Eleanor, and on closer inspection it is not too hard to perceive that she is possibly pregnant.

    For the young lady on her right (who is clearly maturing) to be…

    Documents
    Ernest Willows - 9yrs    		Ernest Willows - 9yrs
    Hospitalised for 34 days with Synovitis (sic) of the knee.

  • Notes 
    • Embarkation:
      HMAT Marathon (A74) 29.07.1918 ex Albany WA

      Admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny on 12.11.1918 suffering from influenza and pneumonia. Died 15.11.1918 at 08:15. Buried St John, the Evangalist Churchyard Sutton Veny, 20.11.1918 by Chaplain A.S.M. McParson.
      Grave No.33 Military Section.
      Buried with full military honours. The coffin draped with the Australian flag. He was borne to the graveside ona gun carriage.
      The funeral was preceeded by a Firing Party and Band from the 1st Aust. Training Brigade. Six of Ernests comrades supported the pall.
      (Certified by AIF headquarters London)


      Anecdotally his 'fiancee' sent him a white feather which forced him to join up. He didn't want to go to war to kill or be killed & he died of flu before ever reaching action.