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Otto Oswald OCHS

Regimental number357
Date of birth8 October 1892
Place of birthPort Macquarie, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressPort Macquarie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 7.5"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinMother,, Mrs Sarah A Ochs, Bromton, Hay Street, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit nameMining Corps 1, Company 1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 21 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Married Catherine Helen [surname not entered on file], Glasgow, Scotland, 15 March 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Konigin Luise', 21 June 1919; date of discharge not recorded.

Also served in World War II: Service No N108372.
Date of death22 May 1952
Age at death59
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, OCHS Otto Oswald

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