OTTERBRIDGE, Herbert Stanley
| Service Number: | 2625 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wardell, New South Wales, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Yass Soldiers' Home, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Wardell Public School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Surname sometime spelt Outerbridge, served as Otterbridge
Son of Stephen Arthur Otterbridge and Martha Otterbridge of Wardell, Wardell, NSW,
Brother of Edward Otterbridge (Outerbridge) who was killed in action on 7 June 1917 while serving with the 47th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 27
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie disembarkkking on 26 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Death Notice - Outerbridge.—The death occurred in Yass Soldiers' Home on 12/7/54 of Herbert Stanley
(Joker) Outerbridge, beloved brother of Arthur Outerbridge,