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SURMAN, Theodore Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1614 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cardigan, Victoria, 11 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Yinnar, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Postmaster |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1918, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hazelwood Cemetery, Victoria Hazelwood Cemetery, Hazelwood, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1614, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1614, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1614, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1614, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1614, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"SURMAN.- On the 17th May, at Base Hospital, Theodore Oswald, ex-sgt. 5th Btn. A.I.F., fourth son of the late John and Jessie Surman, of Cardigan, and brother of John (late A.I.F.), the late Alex., Barbara, James (late A.I.F.), Rene, and Geoffrey (late A.I.F.).
"He answered his country's call." - from the Melbourne Argus 25 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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