DELLAR, Oswald Leslie
| Service Number: | 2637 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, September 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper hewer |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2637, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2637, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2637, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 2637, Australian Provost Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2637 Private Oswald Leslie Dellar, 22nd Battalion from South Melbourne, Victoria. A 21 year old sleeper hewer prior to enlisting on 24 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38). After arriving in Egypt, he transferred to the 7th Battalion and proceeded to France with them in March 1916. He was taken ill and in December 1916 was evacuated to England for medical treatment. On recovery, he remained in England and in July 1918 transferred to the Provost Corps. Pte Dellar arrived back in Australia on 10 November 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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