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Ernest Shadrack Key MM.
Australian Imperial Force 36th Btn.
My Great Grandfather Ernest Key was in the 36th during the Battle of Messines.
His diary reads:
7th Thursday - Hopped over at 3:10 in the morning, objective taken without a hitch, heavy casualties. We were carrying up ammunition and sundries all day. Terribly knocked up, buried twice myself, very badly shook up. A bit of sleep late at night.