Edward Thomas OTTON

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Service Number:	3605
Enlisted:	12 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1932, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bega Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:	Bega Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge No 40 M.U.I.O.O.F. Honour Roll

12 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3605, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
5 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3605, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
5 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 3605, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3605, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Henry A. Otton and Elizabeth Otton of 'Ottonville', Bega, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1919 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 5 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Edward married Florence L.C. Grime in Mosman, NSW