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OTTOSEN, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2127 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot III, Row D, Grave 24 Headstone Inscription "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER", Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, The Shrine |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2127, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2127, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2127, 37th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2127 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Jannette ANDERSON (formerly OTTOSEN), of 41 Empress Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia, and the late Peter OTTOSEN.