Ernest Talbot Salt

Male30 August 1893–27 November 1916

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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Family Time Line

John Salt
1866–1949
Louisa Ann Prowse
1872–1959
Ernest Talbot Salt
1893–1916
Adelaide Mary Hinchcliffe (Salt)
1895–1981
Jack Henry Salt
1897–1916
Lillian Mabel Salt
1899–1990
Olive Mary Salt
1901–1983
Geoffrey John Salt
1903–1978
Louisa Eleanor Salt
1905–1992
Robert James Salt
1910–1988
Elsie Viola Salt
1913–1992

Sources (4)

  • Ernest Talbot Salt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ernest Salt - Talbot Casualties
  • Ernest Talbot Salt at Honouring ANZACs

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World Events (6)

1894 · The Affair - Dreyfus is Accused of Treason

Age 1

The Dreyfus affair was a huge scandal in the late 19th century and early 20th century French. Alfred Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1859 in Mulhouse, France  and died on July 12, 1935 in Paris France. He was convicted of treason. He was accused of being a spy in the German embassy in France.

1900

Age 7

Paris, France hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1901

Age 8

First Federal election.

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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