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ONGE, William Heise
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1504 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1918, Enlisted at Queenscliff, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 1891 |
Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on the 22 August 1961 with the ashes being scattered |
Memorials: | Bentleigh East Yarra Yarra Golf Club Honor Roll, Kew War Memorial, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1504, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Enlisted at Queenscliff, Victoria | |
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30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 1504, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
30 Jul 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 1504, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, SS Gaika, Sydney | |
9 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1504, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Massey William Onge and Mary Onge nee Bayne of Selbourne Road, Kew, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 October 1919 aboard HT Pakeha disembarking on 24 November 1919
Medal: British War Medal