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OFFNER, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4572 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 February 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 4, Section 11 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4572, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4572, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4572, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery , From 15th Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4572, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the leg | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4572, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Wound to the back. | |
| 19 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 4th Division Artillery | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Coulmn | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4572, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Offner and Elizabeth Offner nee Hahn of Gordon Street, Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 4 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 23 October 1920 Harold married Mabel Kate Bratchford in QLD