OSTROM, Alfred Harold
| Service Number: | 2483 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 13 March 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Section 282, Row C, Grave |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of John Lewis Ostrom of 'Tumbulgum' Tweed Heads, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 13th March …… Alfred Harold Ostrom was born on 4th June, 1893 at Lake Illawarra in the Wollongong district, New South Wales to parents John & Catherine Ostrom (nee Maher).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 6th June, 1916 as a 23 year old, single, Fisherman from Tumbulgum, Tweed Heads, NSW. (both parents deceased).
Private Alfred Harold Ostrom, Service number 2483, embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Seang Choon (A49) on 19th September, 1916 with the 52nd Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 19th December, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 1st January, 1917 Private Ostrom was admitted to Endell St. Military Hospital, Codford, England (as listed on Casualty Form – Active Service. Endell Street Military Hospital was in London) with a cold from 18th Training Battalion then transferred & admitted to North Western M.A.B. with Mumps on 12th January, 1917.
He was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 9th February, 1917. Private Ostrom was marched in to 13th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire from No. 1 Command Depot on 12th February, 1917.
On 14th February, 1917 Private Ostrom was sent sick to Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny from 13th Training Battalion. He was transferred & admitted to the Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 16th February, 1917.
Private Alfred Harold Ostrom died on 13th March, 1917 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England from Tubercle of Lung. (Note: a form in the Service Record file with Burial details recorded Private A. H. Ostrom had died from Bronchial Pneumonia)
He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England - Grave no. 282. He has a private headstone, however his death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/n---q.html
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