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OSTLER, Clarence Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3978 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rubberworker |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic, Section 254, Grave 22. Interred on 19 May 1948 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3978, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3978, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3978, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 23rd Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, In France | |
| 22 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3978, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchial pneumonia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ostler and Mary Eliza Ostler nee McEvoy of Sycamore Street, Caulfield, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 20 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Clarence married Emily Evelyn Guhl in Victoria