Ernest Rupert O'DWYER

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Service Number:	1835
Enlisted:	21 December 1914, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Newtown, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 8 June 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:

21 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1835, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria
20 Mar 1915:	Involvement Private, 1835, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Mar 1915:	Embarked Private, 1835, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
5 Mar 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1835, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to appendicitis and gastric issues

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Son of Angus O'Dwyer and Bridget O'Dwyer nee Forrestal of Geelong, Victoria formerly of Deniliquin, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Ellen O'Dwyer of Camden Road, Newtown Geelong, Victoria.

Commeced return to Australia on 8 October 1915 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 19 November 1915

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1925c Ernest married Catherine Power in Victoria