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OGILVIE, Alexander Gibson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1041 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Granville, New South Wales, 1 December 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Smithfield Cemetery (NSW) Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1041, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1041, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1041, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1041, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Multiple shrapnel wounds. Embarked for England from Alexandria on 30 August 1915 aboard HS Formosa | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1041, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Ogilvie and Margaret Ogilvie of Holmhead Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 November 1915 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 4 December 1915
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Alexander married Muriel R.E. Kershaw in Sydney, NSW.
Post war Alexander was employed with the NSW Tramways based at Cronulla, NSW