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OELRICHS, Hubert Brenchley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15182 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 22 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Student |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1936, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot reads: 18-115-2 |
| Memorials: | Redbank War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 15182, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement 15182, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked 15182, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Siege Artillery Brigade, In France | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Motor Transport Company, From 1st Siege Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 15182, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cecil Talbot Oelrichs and Annie Elizabeth Oelrichs nee Kilham of Anthony Street, Hamilton, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 7 February 1920 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 19 October 1926 Hubert married Ruth Louise Yeowart in QLD