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O'DWYER, Martin

Service Number:	483
Enlisted:	6 April 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tablik, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Tabilk, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Wounds, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 6 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 11, Row D, Grave 9
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 483, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 483, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 483, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 483, 21st Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the abdomen
6 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 483, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 483 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John O'Dwyer of Tablik, Victoria

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal