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O'DWYER, Michael Desmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6867A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Barooga, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier - Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 14 August 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cobram Cemetery, Victoria Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6867A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 6867A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 6867A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 6867A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg, later amputated. Invalided to England on 2 June 1918. Ranked reduced at own request | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6867A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John James O'Dwyer and Bridget Teresa O'Dwyer nee Gorman of 'Glenfield', Barooga, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 January 1919 aboard SS Kanowna disembarking on 7 March 1919.
Medals: British War Medal
During 1921c Michael married Cora L. Crowley in Tocumwal.