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O'HEA, Edward Ivan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 392 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Brisbane General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensalnd, 12 November 1937, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot reads:- 10-78-31 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 392, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 392, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 392, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 392, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London as services no longer required as he was considered a deserter. Following month he transferred to the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward O'Hea and Mary O'Hea nee Murray of Donald Street, Prahran, Victoria
Served with the 19th Battalion Lancashire Fuseliers, under the name of SGT. Edwin Edwards service number 16458 having transferred there on 26 January 1915 as an officer. He was still serving on 19 December 1919
Australian Medal were not issued due to his desertion in 1914