STYLES, Oswald
| Service Number: | 3386 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 24 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Kerrabee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Aged Men's Home, Ocean Street, Dudley, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1975, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 24 NE. 5. |
| Memorials: | Baerami Goulburn River District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3386, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3386, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3386, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| 30 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3386, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD. Listed on AWM Nominal roll as service #3086 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
A Forgotten Digger from The Great War resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
48 years ago today, on the 16th July 1975, Private Oswald Styles, 34th Battalion (Reg No-3386), farm labourer from Kerrabee, New South Wales and Deepwater, N.S.W. and Aged Men's Home, Ocean Street, Dudley, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 76. METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 24 NE. 5. Not married.
Born at Glen Innes, New South Wales on the 24th February 1899 as Ossie STILES to Thomas (died 5.2.1917, Bundarra N.S.W., age 72) and Ada/Eda/Ader Eliza Stiles nee Clark (died?), Ossie enlisted on the 30th May 1917, (age 18 years, 3 months, stated age 19 years 2 months, both parents deceased) at Singleton, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on the 16th July 1917.
Admitted to hospital 27.10.1917 (not stated), 20.6.1918 (influenza), 9.8.1918 (old GSW), 14.10.1918 (influenza).
Wounded in action - 8.4.1918 (GSW right arm, testicle and right groin area, severe).
Invalided to England 12.4.1918.
Ossie did not return home until the 29th February 1920, being discharged on the 30th March 1920.
Mr. Styles’s name has been inscribed on the Baerami Goulburn River District Roll of Honour and the Denman St Matthias Church First World War Roll of Honour.
I located Ossie resting in an unmarked grave, another Forgotten Digger, so November 2021 I erected a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
I will be submitting an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to restore Honour and Dignity to Mr. Styles.
Many thanks to Michelle Foster for the extensive family history.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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