Ernest Woodrow Armstrong (SN 3257) born in Ballarat, was a 19 year old accountant when he enlisted in Ballarat on October 24th 1917. He embarked for England aboard the Ulysses on December 22nd as a reinforcement for the 37th Infantry Battalion. He joined his unit in France in May 1918 but in August he suffered a gunshot wound to his face. He was evacuated to hospital in England and did not return to the battle front. He was returned to Australia on the Ulysses, disembarked on March 10th 1919 and was discharged medically unfit on March 25th.

His brother William was killed in action in October 1917 and is also honoured with a tree in the Avenue.