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OSWALD, Edward George
| Service Number: | 888 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Lincoln, South Australia, 17 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinder's Street & Parkside Public Schools, Adelaide; Curramulka Public School, SA |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 6 November 1938, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 1AN, Site No: 5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 888, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 888, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 888, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 888, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 888, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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From How We Served
888 Private Edward (aka Edmond) Charles Oswald of Adelaide, South Australia had been employed as a labourer when he enlisted for War Service on the 18th of February 1915 and was allocated to the 27th Battalion 1st AIF.
With his Unit, Edward was shipped to Egypt for further training on the 31st of May, and by the start of September he had arrived for duty in the trenches of Gallipoli. Edward was evacuated suffering sickness and debility, and he was not to re-join his Battalion for further active service until after he had arrived in France on the 8th of June 1916, and had passed through the ‘Bull Ring’ Etaples, re-joining his Unit in the field on the 6th of July.
On the 19th of November Edward was again evacuated for hospitalisation suffering from Trench feet and debility, and following treatment and convalescence Edward was back with his Unit in the trenches on the 19th of February 1917, and his service would be continuous until he was again evacuated due to ill health caused by phenomena, and by the 31st of August, he had been admitted into hospital in England.
Edward would not be sent back to his Battalion until the 22nd of November 1918, with the Armistice now already signed. On the 26th of March 1919 Edward was granted leave to England, and would not return to France, and instead he was marked for repatriation to Australia, departing England on the 23rd of December 1919.
Following his return back to Adelaide, and after receiving further treatment at the 7th Australian General Hospital (Keswick), Edward received his official discharge from the 1st AIF on the 19th of April 1920. Edward was re-entered back into civilian life, but his health was greatly affected by his time in the service of the 1st AIF. Edward’s premature death occurred on the 6th of November 1938, at the age of 41.
His death was determined to have been caused by his service during the Great War, and following his passing Edward was formally laid to rest within West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia.
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