Ernest John Solomon

A Private with the 1/4th Battalion, Ernest died on 6th of September 1919 at the age of 39.

Formerly a Private with the 1/4th Battalion, Ernest died on 6th of September 1919 at the age of 39.

Ernest was born at Carlton Colville in 1880, a son of John and Ellen. He was baptised at Saint Peter’s Church, Carlton Colville, on 26 December 1880. In 1891 his family lived at Gisleham Road, Carlton Colville, and in 1901 Mortuway (sic), Carlton Colville, and Ernest was a bricklayer’s labourer. By 1911 the family home was at Gisleham Corner, Carlton Colville, and Ernest was a domestic gardener.

Ernest volunteered to join the Army and he enlisted in the Suffolk Regiment on 1 September 1914, service number 14128. He arrived in France with the 8th Battalion on 25 July 1915. Ernest was wounded and his name appears in the official casualty list dated 3 November 1916. At some point, thereafter, he was posted to the 1/4th Battalion. Ernest was discharged on 20 March 1919. 

Ernest was buried at Saint Peter’s Churchyard, Carlton Colville, on 9 September 1919. A marginal note in the burial register states that although Ernest had come through the war ‘without practically a scratch now he has been killed at home in a simple accident.’