Ernest Howard Jefferys

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BiographyErnest Jefferys enlisted in the Army on 17 August 1914.

He was wounded at Lone Pine & Bullecourt, France, promoted to Sergeant and transferred to Australian Flying Corps.

Cadet Jefferys is listed as having died in an aeroplane accident while training to become a Flying Officer Pilot. He died of extensive injuries.

He collided with another aircraft. On the same day 2 other Australians died at Leighterton, Lieutenant Charles Scott and 2nd Lieutenant Roy Cummings.

All 23 war dead in the Leighterton cemetery belong to the Australian Flying Corp, who where based at the 6th Training Squadron, Leighterton.Age23Date of Death28 August 1918Civil employmentElectricianEducatedRyde Public School, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RelationshipsSon of Peter and Rose Elizabeth Howard Jefferys, of the Railway Station, Kuring-gai, NSW

Service Information

Service number747RankCorporal Cadet.Regiment6th Squadron, Australian Flying CorpsPlace of enlistmentSydney, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment18 October 1914 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathMinchinhampton, Gloucestershire, EnglandMemorial or CemeteryLeighterton Church Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Memorial/Cemetery Berowra War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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Ernest Howard Jefferys