Henry James OTTAWAY

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Service Number:	6121
Enlisted:	11 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sutton Forest, Moss Vale, New South Wales, 1896
Home Town:	Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public Schools, Moss Vale & Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds - back & chest, 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 23 September 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXV, Row K, Grave 3A. Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved brother of Mr. & Mrs. W. Cooper Thy will be done
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Coonamble War Memorial, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll

11 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6121, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6121, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6121, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- Mrs Hughes, "Strathason", Russell Street, Strathfield, NSW.

Son of James Ottaway and Eliza Ottaway of Moss Vale, NSW.

Next of kin given as his sister Grace Kennedy of Dubbo Lane, Coonamble, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal