Thomas O'DWYER

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Service Number:	5578
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Rubberworker
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1962, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic U, Grave 16650, Interred on 13 March 1962
Memorials:	South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5578, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 5578, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 5578, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
29 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5578, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed. Embarked HS Esquito for England on 19 November 1917
9 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5578, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Martin O'Dwyer and Mary O'Dwyer nee O'Sullivan of Gladstone Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on 5 June 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal