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MUTTON, Oswald Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3388 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales, 14 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 4 May 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3388, Warwick Farm, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3388, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3388, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3388, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3388 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-04 |
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"...3388 Private Oswald Frederick Mutton, 2nd Battalion. Pte Mutton, a surveyor from Brighton-le-Sands, NSW was 20 years old and married when he enlisted in July 1915. He left Australia with the 11th reinforcements to the Battalion. Promoted lance corporal in 1916 and corporal the following year, he was killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 4 May 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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