ORGAN, Studley
| Service Number: | 4186 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Market Gardener |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Campbelltown WW1 Memorial, Cheltenham School No 84 Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4186, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4186, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
STUDLEY ORGAN
Studley Organ Reg. No. 4186 was born in Cheltenham, Victoria in 1891. He was the son of George Organ and Mrs Mary Organ of Cheltenham, Victoria. His educated was received at Heatherton State School, Victoria. Prior to enlisting, on 24th August 1915, he was employed as a gardener in Paradise, South Australia.
As a member of the 27th Battalion, 10th reinforcement, he embarked from Adelaide, on the RMS Mongolia, on the 9th of March 1916. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, he fought on the western front at Passchendaele, Belgium. It was during the battle of Poelcappelle, on the 9th of October 1917, that he was killed in action. The place of his death was called Broodseinde Ridge. He has no known burial place, and he is memorialised on The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 23), Belgium.
At the time of his death he was 26 years of age.
Moorabbin News (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Saturday 27 October 1917 p 4
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Submitted 8 April 2016 by Campbelltown Library Volunteers (Digital Diggers)
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