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OLDROYD, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1881 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hudderfield, England, 25 November 1880 |
| Home Town: | Moora, Moora, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Biilard Maker |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 14 August 1944, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated Karrakatta Cemetery and funeral director collected the ashes |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1881, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1881, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, From 44th Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 34th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right foot. Invalided to England on 16 August 1918 | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Oldroyd of Hudderfield, England
Husband of Eva Oldroyd of Hay Street, Perth, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Mawari disembarking on 27 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal