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OGILVIE, Lionel Tennyson Shenfield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1626 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobden, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cobden, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 19 November 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian, Compartment C, Section 15, Grave 58. Interred on 20 November 1929. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Cobden Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1626, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1626, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion. At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1626, 58th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the shoulder and ankle. Invalided to England on 8 July 1918 | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during operations East of Ville-sur-Ancre, South West of Albert, on the night of 3rd/4th July 1918. Corporal Ogilive was in charge of two sections and while advancing on his objective encountered an enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance of the two right sections. He opened fire with one section and led the other section to a flank and engaged the enemy strong point with rifle grenades, finally rushing and capturing the post. He then moved forward and established he men on the objective. Later, when they were heavily shelled, he took his men forward, thus avoiding many casualties. He displayed excellent judgment and leadership throughout the operation. 'Commonwealth Gazette 23 on 12 February 1919 | |
| 12 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1626, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Herbert Ogilvie and Rosetta Ogilvie nee Shenfield of Cobden, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 November 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Meda
During 1924c Lionel married Agnes Burt Sneddon in Victoria