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OTTEWILL, Frederick Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2635 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2635, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2635, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right leg. Embarked for England on 12 November 1916. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Herbert Samuel Ottewill and Louise May Ottewill nee Stallibrass of Dulwich Hill, NSW.
Brother of Herbert Edward Ottewill who returned to Australia on 4 September 1918 having served with the 18th Battalion.
Husband of Maisie Ottewill nee Paris of Frazer Road, Lewisham, NSW. Frederick and Maisie were married during 1914c in Marrickville, NSW. Father of Amy Maude Ottewill and Arthur Frederick Ottewill
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal