James Robert OSWALD

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Service Numbers:	899, 889
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1895
Home Town:	Jung, Horsham, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storekeeper
Memorials:	Sandford School Honour Roll

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 899, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 899, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 899, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 889, 29th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel would to the foot. Embarked for England on 5 October 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerpen
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 899, 29th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right ankle
12 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 899, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Robert Oswald and Annie Mary Gertrude, Oswald nee Doyle of Jung, Victoria

Commenced returnt o Australia 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on 20 August 1919.

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

During 1924c James married Mary Ellen Quinane in Victoria.

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