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D'OMBRAIN, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 36899 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1917, Enlisted at Camberwell, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine Expert |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 April 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Niche Wall, Wall ES8, Niche 13 |
| Memorials: | Canterbury State School No 3572 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 36899, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Camberwell, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 36899, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 36899, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 36899, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Fairholm Grove, Camberwell, Victoria
Son of Francis Robert D'Ombrain and Alice Evelyn D'Ombrain nee Higgins of Beaconsfield Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1926c Edward married Dorothy May Edwards in Victoria