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OSSENTON, George Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6379 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick West, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 6, Section 16 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6379, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Field Company Engineers, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6379, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6379, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6379, 1st Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Ossenton and Maria Elizabeth Ossenton nee Lack od Adelaide, SA
Husband of Alice Ossenton nee Walter of Brunswick Road, West Brunswick, Victoria. George and Alice married in Victoria during 1906c. At the time of enlistment he gave his marital status as divoriced but keeping the wife.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 June 1918 aboard HT Essex disembarking on 1 August 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal