Robert Alexander Ernst
Alias served as Robert Arnst
Born 5.08.1890
Place Libava (Liepaia), Latvia
Ethnic origin Latvian
Religion Lutheran
Father Jucom Ernst
Family
Wife Ada Arnst (nee Bell), married 1917, London; by 1924 single
Arrived at Australia
from New Zealand
on 1.05.1912
per Koromiko
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Moss Vale, NSW
Occupation Sailor
Service service number 2371
enlisted 13.01.1916
POE Goulburn, NSW
unit 55th Battalion
rank Private
place Western Front, 1916-1918
final fate RTA 8.04.1918
discharged 4.09.1918
Naturalisation 1924
Residence after the war 1924 Sydney, 1930 Newcastle
Died 27.10.1930 Newcastle, NSW (suicided)
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA) (Arnst)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Arnst)
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Ernst)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Recruiting in Goulburn. - Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 15 January 1916, p. 4.
He was "fanned". - The Newcastle Sun, 8 January 1929, p. 5.
Took cyanide. Returned man's death. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 15 November 1930, p. 14.
Grim discovery. - Daily Examiner, Grafton, 15 November 1930, p. 4.