O'LOUGHLIN, Sydney Edward Creighton
| Service Number: | 897 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Creighton, Victoria, Australia, March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic F, Grave 138 |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 897, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 897, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 897, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 29th Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 897, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to family reasons |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry O'Loughlin and Maude Mary O'Loughlin nee Hart of Barry Street, Brunswick, Victoria formerly of Creighton, Victoria .
Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 aboard HT Ayrshire disembarking on 17 July 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In May 1967 Sydney was residing in Repton Road, East Malvern, Victoria
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sydney O’Loughlin lost two brothers during the Great War.
His younger brother, 828 Corporal George O'Loughlin 5th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at the Anzac Landing on 26 April 1915, aged 21.
An older brother, Captain Henry Herbert George O'Loughlin 5th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in France on 28 February 1917, aged 32.
Sydney was consequently returned to Australia for ‘family reasons’ due to the death of his two brothers. The acting secretary of the Department of Defence, Thomas Trumble, wrote to the mother of Sydney O’Loughlin during April 1917, “With reference to your letter dated 17th ultimo, I am directed to inform you that a cable has been sent to the Australian Authorities in London, advising that your son, Gunner Sydney O’Loughlin, may be returned to Australia.
You will receive due notification from the Officer in charge Base Records as to the date your son leaves England for Australia.”
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