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O'LOUGHLIN, Edward Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1793 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Barker, South Australia, 25 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Turner |
| Died: | Mount Barker District Hospital, South Australia, 14 September 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Barker Catholic Church Cemetery, South Australia Catholic, Section A, Row 2, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1793, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1793, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 48th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the ankle. Invalided to England on 13 August 1918 | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations 5th/9th August 1918. (East of Cobbie). During the advance on Phoyart , Private O'Loughlin as runner, showed the greatest coolness and courage. He brought several messages, from his Company Headquarters under heavy machine gun and sniper fire. When the final objective was reached Private O'Loughlin was sent to Pattelion Headquarters with messages containing all information about the position. On leaving the front line he was seriously hit in his leg by a sniper's bullet. This brave soldier then crawled through with his messages and delivered them to Battalion Headquarters before having his wound attended to. Throughout the day this runner's work was most valuable. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1793, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Loughlin and Maggie (Margaret) O'Loughlin nee Thomson of Mount Barker, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 16 May 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of death he was residing in Hampden Road, Mount Barker, SA