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OSWELL, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2163 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Macksville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2163, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2163, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2163, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion. | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2163, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Wounds to the right ankle. Invalided to England on 5 October 1918 | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2163, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Margaret Brady of South Broken Hill, NSW.
In October 1918 Margaret wrote to Base Records querying the spelling on the wounded advice stating that her brother was George Swalwell and not George Oswel which she believed was an alias. Base records replied that there was no George Swalwell serving in the AIF.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal