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O'DWYER, Bernard Edmond
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2812, 2812A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 16 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer's Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 April 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie, France Row F, Grave 47. Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved son of J & M O'Dwyer thy will be done |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Railway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2812, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2812, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 4 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion. Letter A added when taken on strength, number now 2812A | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2812A, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2812A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-04-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Dwyer and Mary Martha O'Dwyer nee Campbell of Pallas Street, Maryborough, QLD
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal