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OLDROYD, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Galvanised Ironworker |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican Section 16, Grave 3793 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 425, 14th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 425, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 425, 14th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, In England | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 425, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward Draper Oldroyd and Bertha Johanna Oldroyd of Burns Crescent, Abbotsford, NSW.
Brother of Joseph Ernest Richard Oldroyd who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 5th Divisional Ammuniton Column and Roy Andrew Oldroyd who returned to Australia on 19 June 1916 having served with the 1st Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 13 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal