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MEDCRAFT, Oscar William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6484 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheffield, Tasmania, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Lower Barrington Honour Roll, Lower Barrington Honour Roll, Sheffield War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6484, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6484, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6484, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William and Moscella Matilda Medcraft of Lower Barrington, Tasmania; brother of Walter William Medcraft, Vera Emmaline Medcraft, Elsie Jane Medcraft, Arthur George Medcraft and Melvie M. Medcraft
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal