Roy Maurice OGILVIE

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Service Number:	4501
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gladstone, Tasmania, Australia, 9 May 1897
Home Town:	Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer's Assistant
Died:	Tasmania, Australia, 2 April 1958, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Walls, Western Wall, A, Niche 147
Memorials:

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4501, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4501, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
28 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg, later amputated. Embarked for England on 5 September 1916 aboard HS Jan Breydel
21 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District due to amputation

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At the time of enlistment Roy was living in Narrogin, WA and was employed with the Trading Company there.

Son of Charles Alex Ogilvie of Launceston, Tasmania and Evelyn Ethel Ogilvie nee Buckley Stirling Street, Perth, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 February 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 10 April 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 10 April 1920 Roy married Myra May Maple in St John's Church, Hobart, Tasmania