Geoffrey Alan OGILVY

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Service Number:	2878
Enlisted:	28 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Mernda State School, Victoria, Australia No 488
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Military Hospital, Devonport, England, 9 May 1917
Cemetery:	Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, Church of England section, Class C, Grave 4925
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Melbourne St. Peter's Eastern Hill Anglican Church Ogilvy Memorial Plaque, Mernda State School No 488 Roll of Honor

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2878, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2878, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2878, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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Son of John William Ogilvy and Gertrude Muskett Ogilvy nee Darken of Old Colonists' Home, North Fitzroy, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal