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OGILVIE, Lawrence Nigel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2657 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 5 November 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated remains were scattered over a garden at the cemetery |
| Memorials: | Double Bay War Memorial, Temora WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2657, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2657, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Army Postal Corps, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2657, Australian Army Postal Corps, Returned to duty the same day | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2657, Australian Army Postal Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ogilvie of London, England
Next of kin given as his brother W. Ogilvie of New South Head Road, Edgecliffe, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal