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SHARPE, Oscar Hargrave
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5932 |
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Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | St Josephs Catholic School, Candelo, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Printer |
Died: | Wounds - head, 9th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 17 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block Q, Plot 1V, Row K, Grave 2. Rev. T. Healy officiated Headstone inscription reads: Sweet Jesus have mercy on his soul, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the jaw. | |
11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the head |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Sharpe and Edith Mary Hammond Sharpe of 95 Marian Street, Enmore, NSW formerly of Bega, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal