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OSTLER, Eric William Lambert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1721 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Collie, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 7 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Dubbo District School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1721, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1721, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 54th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 16 March 1917 aboard HS Gloucester Castle | |
| 20 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 54th Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, At Peronne on September 1st 1918, he carried his gun forward with the advancing Infantry and despite the fact that the remainder of his crew became casualties set his gun in a good defensive position and immediately reported to the O.C. line. As targets were then offering but he volunteered to bring in wounded going out into No Mans Land on several occasions. His coolness and contempt of danger were an inspiration to all. London Gazette on 14 May 1919, page 6060, position 19. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1919, page 1366, position 12 | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Ostler and Rose P. Ostler of Bultge Street, Dubbo, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 19 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Eric married Kathleen F. Ryan in Dubbo, NSW.