Stanley O'DWYER

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Service Number:	1188
Enlisted:	15 January 1915, Enlisted at Hughenden, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1874
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Catholic School, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds , 38th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 13 December 1916, aged 42 years
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V1, Row E, Grave 23, Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1188, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Hughenden, QLD
10 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1188, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
10 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1188, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
27 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade
5 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Pioneer Battalion, In the field
13 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 1188, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1188 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-13

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Birth Registration has his christian name as Stanislaus O'Dwyer but served as Stanly O'Dwyer..

Age at the time of death on several records is given as 42 years making his year of birth as 1874

Son of John O'Dwyer and Mary Ann O'Dwyer nee Lenehan of Murray Street, Rockhampton, QLD

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