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OGLESBY, Charles Whitaker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9941 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Roseberry, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, January 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Anglican, Section H, Grave 73 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 9941, 9th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Roseberry, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 9941, 9th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 9941, 9th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 9941, 9th Field Company Engineers, Gassed. Invalided to England on 24 June 1917 | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 9941, 9th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Oglesby and Annie Maria Oglesby of Redfern, NSW.
Husband of Ida Helen Oglesby nee Hunt of Collins Street, Annandale, NSW. Charles and Ida married during 1911c in Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1917 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 16 December 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal