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ONLEY, Walter Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10563 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Drummer |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Flynn, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Flynn, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Newtown, Victoria, Australia, 27 December 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 30 December 1978. Ashes interred Genista, Garden 3, Bed 12, Rose 14 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10563, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10563, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10563, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Drummer, 10563, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tubercular glands in the neck |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred James Onley and Lilian Onley nee Rodway of Flynn, Gippsland, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 11 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Walter married Isabella Elizabeth Bell in Victoria
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