Brief Life History of Ernest Talbot
When Ernest Talbot Salt was born on 30 August 1893, in Talbot, Victoria, Australia, his father, John Salt, was 27 and his mother, Louisa Ann Prowse, was 21. He registered for military service in 1916. He died on 27 November 1916, in Somme, Picardie, France, at the age of 23, and was buried in Lesboeufs, Somme, Picardie, France.
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Sources (4)
- Ernest Talbot Salt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ernest Salt - Talbot Casualties
- Ernest Talbot Salt at Honouring ANZACs
Parents and Siblings
1866–1949 Male
1872–1959 Female
Siblings (9)
1893–1916 Male
1895–1981 Female
1897–1916 Male
1899–1990 Female
1901–1983 Female
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World Events (6)
1894 · The Affair - Dreyfus is Accused of Treason
Age 1
1900
Age 7
1901
Age 8
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Salt (Staffordshire), from Old English selte ‘salt pit’. Occasionally the name may be a nickname for a producer or seller of salt, from Middle English salt ‘salt’ (compare Salter ), but evidence is lacking.
Native American (Navajo): from a translation into English of the name of the Navajo clan Áshįįhi ‘Salt People’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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