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Thomas OGILVY

Regimental number657
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressSeville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 4.75"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinBrother, David Ogilvy, Seville ,Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Discharge date20 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kashmir', 9 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 30 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 20 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered on Embarkation Roll as OGILVEY.
Date of death6 October 1947
Place of burialPoowong Cemetery, South Gippsland, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, OGILVY Thomas

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