Military History

Pamment enlisted as a Private with the 11th Bn. He attended NCO School and was promoted to Cpl. 16.8.1916. He was promoted to Voyage Only Sgt. 1.11.1916 prior to embarkation.
Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Argyllshire’ A8 for England 9.11.1916.
Roll Rank Private (VO Sgt)
Roll Unit 11th Infantry Brigade, 43rd Battalion, 5th Reinf.
Pamment disembarked at Devonport 10.1.1917. He marched in to the 11th Training Bn. at Durrington, and reverted to rank of Private. He was promoted to Extra Depot (EDP) Cpl.9.3.1917. After a period of intensive training, he embarked for France 1.5.1917. Pamment marched in to the 3rd Division Base Details and was taken on strength with the 43rd Infantry Bn. and promoted to L/Cpl. 1.5.1917. He was promoted to T/Cpl 15.7.1917. The 43rd Bn. fought at Messiness in June 1917 and in October at the Third Battle of Ypres (AWM 43rd Bn.). Pamment slipped and injured his ankle in the trenches – reported wounded accidentally in the field 1.8.1917. He was admitted to the 12th General Hospital at Rouen 3.8.1917 and rejoined his Unit 26.8.1917. Pamment was promoted to Cpl. 1.9.1917, 2nd Lieut. 1.11.1917. He was detached to the Bde. Officers’ School 5.12.1917 and took leave to England 7.1.1918- 3.2.1918. Pamment was promoted to Lieut. 1.2.1918 and rejoined his Unit 3.2.1918. Pamment and his Bn. fought against the German Spring Offensive at the Battle of Hebuterne that commenced in March 1918. The 43rd Bn. marched from Selles to an area North of Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme. Pamment was KIA by a shell whilst holding the line near a village called Sailly-Le-Sec on 31.3.1918. He was buried in the at Heilly No.1 Military Cemetery on the River Ancre (AWM Red Cross Files). Today the cemetery is described as Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France.
Final Rank Lieut., 43rd Infantry Bn.
Medical Condition Deceased, KIA.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos HMAT 'Argyllshire' 1914-15. Postcard by Geyer Studio NSW, Photograph source AWM P10581.002
             Durrington Camp Salisbury Plains. Photograph source postcard
             Australian Soldiers travelling to Messines Ridge June 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00475
             Australian General Hospital Rouen. Photographer unknown, photograph source E0635
             43rd Bn HQ dugout between Sailly-Le-Sec and Corbie Bary Rd. March 30th 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E01847
             Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt, France. Photograph source CWGC
             Pamment E.R.M (Murray). Photograph source Swan Express 19.4.1918 p5
            

Information Source
AWM P10581.002. HMAT 'Argyllshire' 1914-15. Postcard by Geyer Studio NSW, Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E00475. Australian Soldiers travelling to Messines Ridge June 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E0635. Australian General Hospital Rouen. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced fom the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E01847. 43rd Bn HQ dugout between Sailly-Le-Sec and Corbie Bary Rd. March 30th 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll Ernest Frederick Murray Pamment
AWM Roll of Honour Ernest Frederick Murray Pamment
AWM Red Cross Files- Lieut. Ernest Frederick Murray Pamment
CWGC. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt, France. Photograph source CWGC website,   http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/27100/HEILLY%20STATION%20CEMETERY,%20MERICOURT-L'ABBE
NAA: 2455, Pamment Ernest Frederick Murray
Postcard. Durrington Camp, Salisbury Plains
St Matthew’s Honour Roll
St. Matthew’s Fallen
Swan Express 19.4.1918 p5. Pamment E.R.M (Murray)
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories

‘Wennington’, Beechboro, near Guildford, WA.

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