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OMAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 58, 12 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Girvan, Scotland, December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Girvan High School, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Also commemorated on his Grandparents Headstone, The Doune Cemetery, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 12 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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