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Oscar Roy HOOKWAY

Regimental number167
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address62 Stirling Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinG Hookway, 62 Stirling Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Ambulance
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death9 July 1959

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