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OSWALD, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2856 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1916, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Durham, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 6 July 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kurri Kurri General Cemetery, New South Wales Methodist area, Section 55, Grave 23 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2856, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2856, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 35th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the chest and left arm. Invalided to England on 12 November 1917 | |
| 4 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England as medically unfit due to limited movement in the left arm due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Dudley Street, Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Husband of Martha Oswald nee Hartley of Hallgarth Street, Durham East, England. Thomas and Martha married on 2 July 1910 in the Parish Church, Durham, England. G.A. West officiated
Thomas and Martha returned to Australia in late 1922 aboard the Barradine
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal