SALTER, Oscar
| Service Numbers: | 1964, T40 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Artillery |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 27 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 March 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania The Launceston Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1964, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, embarked Alexandria for Marseilles on board Oriana | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1964, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1964, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1964, 4th Division Artillery , Embarked Devonport for RTA on board HT China | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1964, 4th Division Artillery |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , T40 | |
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| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted T40 | |
| 15 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , T40, Captain HQ 6MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Captain Oscar Salter (Service No:1964) enlisted in the AIF on 24 September 1915 as a Private and was attached to 3rd Light Horse Regiment when his Unit embarked from Melbourne for Gallipoli on 5 January 1916 on board HMAT A19 Afric. Promoted to Corporal, he embarked from Alexandria for Marseilles on 6 June 1916 on board the Oriana and served with 11th Field Artillery Brigade and 4th Divisional Artillery in France. Lieutenant Salter embarked from Devonport for the RTA on board HT China on 1 May 1919 and his appointment was terminated on 4 August 1919. Captain Salter then served with the ACMF in WWII, enlisting as a Lieutenant (Service No:T40) in Launceston, Tasmania on 22 August 1940. Promoted to Captain in 1942, he served with 6 Field Regiment and was attached to HQ 6 MD at Discharge on 15 March 1944.
Born in St Marys, Tasmania in 1894, Oscar was fifth of twelve children of Simeon Edward Salter (b1863 in Falmouth, Tasmania) and Louisa Lohrey (b1865 in Falmouth, Tasmania). Simeon ( a Store Assistant) and Louisa married in 1887 in St Marys, where they settled and raised their family and Simeon was a Store Assistant.
Oscar worked in St Marys as a Grocer before enlisting in WWI. Following his Discharge, Oscar settled in Launceston where he was working as a Store Manager in 1920 when he married Lola Agnes Lacey (b1897 in St Marys, Tasmania). Oscar and Lola lived in St Marys and Burnie before settling in Launceston where they raised their family and Oscar joined the Public Service as a Clerk. Oscar died in 1980 and Lola in 1989.
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