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OSWALD, Alfred Henery

Service Number:	933
Enlisted:	1 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cowora, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Corowa, Corowa Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of Wounds, 61st Casualty Clearing Station, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corowa War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 933
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 933, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 933, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
8 Aug 1915:	Wounded 933
29 Mar 1916:	Transferred 13th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 2017:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal

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Biography contributed by Geoff Tilley

Enlisted and served as Alfred OSWALD