Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 2438
Place of Birth: East Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: Northampton, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Clara James
Enlistment Date: 9 June 1916
Unit Name: 43rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 18
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Shop assistant
Date of Death: 11 June 1917
Place of Burial: No known grave
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HiSTORy
Mother, Mrs Clara Ewels, lived at 27 Sewell Street.
“Private ROBERT HENRY EWELS.
Private Robert Henry Ewels (2438), son of the Late Robert Harvey Ewels and Mrs. Clara James, Toodyay, was born at East Fremantle and educated at the Fremantle Boy’s School. He made the supreme sacrifice on the 11th June, 1917.”
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