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Joseph Ernest Richard OLDROYD

Regimental number2743
Date of birthApril 1891
Place of birthParramatta, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressChiswick Street, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs B M Oldroyd, 35 Derby Street, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

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