Emil OSTERSTROM

OSTERSTROM, Emil

    Service Number: 3359
    Enlisted: 11 August 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Karlskrona, Sweden, 1 April 1886
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Sailor
    Died: Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, June 1977, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
    15A Monumental Lawn, Zone D, Grave 62. Interred on 25 June 1977
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Aug 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    22 Dec 1917: Involvement Private, 3359, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1917: Embarked Private, 3359, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    25 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 30 August 1918
    23 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion
    24 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Sailors Home, Melbourne, Victoria.

    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia in October 1915 with his first registration being at Port Adelaide, SA. Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Sailors Home, Melbourne, Victoria.

    Next of kin given as Legatee, Swedish Consul, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne.

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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