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OULD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 479 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915, Enlisted at Nelbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 16 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Narre Warren, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, France, 8 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot V111, Row B, Grave 126 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 479, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Nelbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 479, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 479, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 479, 24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Catherine Ould of Radcliff-on-Trent, Nottingham, England
Roll of Honour comment from his mother says:-
Won a Scripture Certificate in the London County Council Schools, 15 May 1903. Migrated to Australia alone; family remained in England. According to the RoH circular, Ould and Paine went to school together, worked together, went to Australia together, joined the AIF together, and practically died together (Paine two days before Ould).
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal