Joseph OGDEN

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Service Number:	2454
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Manchester, England, 1882
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Congregational School, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, In the field, Belgium, 22 November 1917
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row E, Grave 56.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2454, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
30 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2454, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2454, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
18 Nov 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2454, 56th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the right thigh and both arms

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Son of Mr and Mrs William Ogden of Manchester, England; husband of Elizabeth Ogden of "Bailleul", Helen Street, Artarmon, NSW.

"Until we meet on that beautiful shore from loving wife and son Jack"

Medals: British War Medal. Victory Medal