Ernest Edward (Ted) was born at the Morley family farm, "Clovernook" on the Merriman's Creek, on 1 April 1889, when his mother was just 17. Ted was raised by Annie's mother Sally, and brought up as a brother to Sally's boys.

Ted attended the Gormandale State School, and after leaving school worked as a labourer; much of his work was on road constructio gangs in various parts of Victoria. It was during this time that he met his spouse, Dorris Louisa Stevens (born 4 January 1894 at Narracan, Victoria).

Ted and Dorris had four children:

Ernest John (Jack) born at Nurse Millers Hospital, Traralgon on 26 September 1911.   Jack married Peggy - three children Archie Steven (Steve) born at Rutherglen on 31 July 1913   Steve married Lillian - two children Alfred Lawrence born 17 October 1914 at Camberwell - died 12 March 1916 at Colac. Thelma Dorris Ellen (Thel) born 3 August 1916 at Fitzroy.    Thel married Jim Waldron - three children.

Alfred Lawrence died when the family were living at Beeac, and it was from here that Ernest Edward enlisted for overseas service in the A.I.F. on 22 April 1916, and began basic training at Royal Park.

Shortly before Ted's enlistment his uncle ('brother') Arch [M-4-14] had enlisted, and the two served together until Arch was wounded at Bullecourt on 28 April 1917.

While the men were in training, their wives (Dorris and Olive) were living in Melbourne, and it was here that each had a child (Olive's son Arthur born on 7 May 1916 and Dorris' daughter Thelma born on 3 August 1916).

Both families were back in Gormandale by early September, with the men on pre-embarkation leave. The wives and their children remained at Gormandale, sharing the accomodation on Arch's farm while the men were overseas.

On 2 October 1916 Ted and Arch embarked on the transport "Nestor" for England arriving at Plymouth on 16 November 1916. From England they went to France on 15 February 1917, and spent various periods on the front line.

Ted's final return to the front was on 13 April 1916 when they moved from the rest area at Mametz to the front at Vaux-Vraucourt - to participate in the battle for Bullecourt.

Ted was was wounded in action (gunshot wound to the thigh) on the first night of the second attack to take Bullecourt (3 May 1917) - he was in the second group of four waves of men attempting to push across the 1000 yard wide no-man's land, shortly after 3.30 a.m. He was recovered to the Casualty Clearing Station on the 4th and then by train to the 9th General Hospital at Rouen.

Ted died from his wounds on 14 May 1917 and is interred at the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

Dorris and the children remained at Gormandale and she subsequently married Albert James Morley [M-4-13].