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OGILVIE, George Silvester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16193 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1917, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1935, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, 08, Grave 77 077 |
| Memorials: | Geelong St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Geelong St Giles Church Honor Roll (1), Newtown Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16193, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 22 Mar 1918: | Involvement 16193, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Embarked 16193, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Motor Transport Company | |
| 28 May 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Motor Transport Company, From 1st Motor Transport Company | |
| 30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16193, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Fordyce Ogilvie and Lilian Mary Ogilvie nee Silvester of 'Winta', Swanston Street, Geelong, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1931c George married Eleanor May Whitehead in Victoria