John OGILVIE

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Service Number:	3697
Enlisted:	7 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. John's Parochial School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpet Layer
Died:	Wounds, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 11 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row F, Grave 57, Headstone inscription reads: Remembrance is a relic that shall live for evermore
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3697, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3697, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
5 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3697, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the abdomen and back.

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Full name John Alexander Ogilvie

Son of Horatius Blai Ogilvie and Esther Jane Ogilvie of Cambridge Street, Paddington, NSW.

Prior to enlisting John had served in the Naval Reserve from 16 August 1914 to 13 April 1915 with the rank of Able Seaman, service number 140.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal