James Jeffrey OSWALD

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Service Number:	4031
Enlisted:	27 November 1914, Enlisted at Parklands, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Field Ambulance
Born:	London, England, 1882
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Mentone, Victoria, Australia, 26 April 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 29 April 1952 and ashes were scattered. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Owen District Roll of Honor WW1, Streaky Bay School Roll of Honor

27 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4031, 3rd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Parklands, SA
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 4031, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 4031, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
7 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF)
18 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, From 3rd Field Ambulance
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 4031, 4th Field Ambulance
28 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4031, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of Robert James William Oswald of Clapham Road, London, England and Elizabeth Oswald of 'Edrington', Bagot Avenue, Torresnville, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic as nursing staff disembarking on 6 March 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c James married Amelia Elizabeth Tonks in Victoria