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O'DWYER, Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6325 |
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Enlisted: | 28 April 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Kilmore East, Mitchell, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Dwyerand Johanna O'Dwyer of Kilmore East, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal