Regimental Number: 433147
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
Ernest was born in Ottawa, Ontario on August 10, 1882. He was a resident of Spirit River when he enlisted in the Canadian army. Ernest was listed as missing initially, but in March of 1917 he was presumed to have died between June 2 and June 5, 1916. According to his Circumstances of Death Register, he “took part with his battalion in an attack on enemy positions in the Ypres salient and since then no information has been received concerning him.”