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OGILVIE, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7223 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Enlisted at Albury, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Albury District School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery & Extension, Belgium Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 3. Headstone inscription reads: A noble life nobly ended |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7223, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Albury, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7223, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7223, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Involvement Driver, 7223, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7223 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-08-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Adopted son of Robert Ogilvie and Annie Ogilvie of Race-course Lane, Albury, NSW.
Husband of Caroline M Ogilvie nee Weidmer of 'Chatham', Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay, NSW. Richard and Caroline married during 1915c in Albury, NSW.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal