Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of the late Thomas Tuckwood Hubbard and his wife Mary, who was the daughter of Joseph Brown of Broughton. Ernest was educated in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, emigrating to Australia on the 4th January 1911, where he settled in Uppinghan, New South Wales as a Sheep Farmer. He joined the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the 1st April 1917, he was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium on the 16th October 1917 being buried where he fell. Major General E. G. Sinclair Maclaglan, C.B., D.S.O., Commanding 4th Australian Division, wrote congratulating Private E. W. Hubbard on his courage and untiring energy in saving wounded near Zonnebeke on the 26th September 1917. Ernest was unmarried. His enlistment documents record that he gave his mother, Mrs Mary Hubbard of Church Lane, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England as his next of kin, he stated that his trade or calling was Farmer.Information taken from his medical examination shows that he was 5 foot 7 inches in height, weighed 154 pounds and had a chest measurement of 37 ½ to 40 inches. His complexion was described as dark with grey eyes and dark brown hair. It was noted he had two vaccination marks on his right arm. He gave his religion as Church of England. His record of service gives the following information. Embarked Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aboard SS. “Napier” 17th November 1916. During the voyage on the 22nd November he was admitted to the Troopship Hospital suffering from mumps, being discharged on the 6th December. Disembarked Devonport, England 29th January 1917. To 4th Training Battalion, Codford, England 30th January 1917. Embarked for France 5th April 1917. Joined 4th Australian Division Base Depot at Etaples, France 6th April 1917. Proceeded to join 14th Battalion in the Field, France 24th July 1917. Joined the strength of the 14th Battalion 25th April 1917. Killed in action in the field, Belgium 16th October 1917. Notes in his record of service show that his mother was awarded a pension of 40 shillings per forninght to commence on the 2nd January 1918. He had a sister Mrs F. Huntington living at Greenvale, Thuddungra, Young, New South Wales, Australia.