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COLGATE, Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberley, Surrey, England, 8 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | York Town Auxiliary School |
| Occupation: | Groom/Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 16 September 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 238, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 238, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 16 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 238, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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