Oscar Emil RASMUSSEN

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Service Number:	1811
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aalburg, Denmark, 1887
Home Town:	Preston, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor/Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Malta, 6 October 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row X111, Grave 1, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Neerim South War Memorial, Neerim War Memorial

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1811, Melbourne, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1811, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1811, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
21 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1811, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound (head, chest, both arms and left leg)

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Arrived in Australia aged 23

Son of Christian Neils and Oline Rasmussen of Priorgade 5 Street, Aalburg, Denmark

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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