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DOBBYN, Oswald James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51568 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1917, Enlisted Echuca allocated to Machine Gun Company Seymour Camp for duty |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Ballan, Victoria, Australia, 16 April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballan State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith’s Help |
| Memorials: | Echuca War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51568, Enlisted Echuca allocated to Machine Gun Company Seymour Camp for duty | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Home Service , Transferred to 3rd District Guard Unit Victoria for duty | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Depot Battalion, Transferred to Depot Battalion Broadmeadows Camp for service overseas on 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51568, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51568, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 39th Battalion from 9th Training Battalion UK | |
| 28 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Transferred to Motor Transport Training Company Parkhouse UK for duty | |
| 2 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Motor Transport Company, Transferred to 3rd Australian Motor Transport Company France for duty | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company, Promoted Motor Transport Driver 3rd AMTC | |
| 17 Jun 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company, Transferred to 4th Motor Transport Company France | |
| 1 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51568, Australian Motor Transport Company, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Nestor | |
| 7 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51568, Australian Motor Transport Company, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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