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OGDEN, Joseph Melbourne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2127 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Felt Hatter |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 12 June 1959, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England R, Grave 759 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2127, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2127, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 39th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Transferred to England on 15 August 1917 | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edmund Hall Ogden and Mary Ogden nee Smith of Trenery Crescent, Abbotsford, Victoria.
During 1916c Joseph marreid Ethel Mina Waller in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal