Oscar Hargrave SHARPE

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Service Number:	5932
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

1 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5932, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
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

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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