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ONLEY, Frederick Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2884 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Flynn's Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2884, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2884, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2884, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2884, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd MIlitary District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Usually referred to as Ernest Frederick Onley.
Son of Alfred James Onley and Lilian Onley nee Rodway of Flinnstead (Flynnstead formerly Flynn's Creek), Victoria. Flynns Creak runs through an area it is not actually a town the closest town being Traralgon.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 29 December 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1929c Frederick married Louisa Caroline Sinclair in Victoria