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OSTINGA, Derrick John McLean
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 506 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Newcastle, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Lorn, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 506, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 506, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 506, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Artillery , From 30th Battalion | |
| 22 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 506, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Wound to the buttock. Embarked for England on 8 October 1917 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 3 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company, From 13th field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 506, Australian Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Derek Anthony Ostinga and Margaret Ostinga of Glebe Road, Adamstown, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 November 1919 aoard HT Cape Verde disembarking on 9 January 1920
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Derrick married Harriet Hawson in Adamstown, NSW. Harriet died during 1927c.