Robert OTTREY

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Service Number:	17663
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Signal Squadron
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Postman
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated with ashes being scattered at the cemetery
Memorials:	Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Gapsted State School No 2240 Great War Roll of Honor, Myrtleford War Memorial

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17663, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
9 May 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 17663, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 May 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 17663, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
6 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 17663, 1st Signal Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlisted was Fiddiard Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.

Son of Thomas Ottrey and Ellen Ottrey nee Shennan of Gapsted, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 7 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919c Robert married Christobel O'Hara in Victoria, Christobel later died in 1923c