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OSTLER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4585 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wauchope, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Macquarie General Cemetery Methodist section. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Wauchope Rawdon Island School and District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4585, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4585, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4585, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4585, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Ostler and Mary Ostler of 'Maldon', Wauchope, NSW.
Prior to arriving in Australia Ernest had served with the Norfolk Volunteers for three years.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917
During 1921c Ernest married Nellie Reeson in Port MacQuarie, NSW