James OSWALD

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Service Number:	516
Enlisted:	4 December 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated with ashes scattered in a general plot. There is no memorial at the cemetery
Memorials:	Carrington Newcastle Wharf Labourers Union Roll of Honor, Newcastle East Hamilton Municipal District Roll of Honor

4 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 516, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 516, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 516, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 516, 35th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hand
5 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 516, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome

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Lowered his age at time of enlistment.

Son of Edward Oswald and Euphemia Oswald of Wallsend, NSW.

Husband of Sarah Oswald nee Woodward of Vidda Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW. James and Sarah married during 1909c in Lambton, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HT Margha disembarking on 5 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel by boat to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal