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Ottowa SHARROCK

Regimental number6123
Place of birthBroadwater, Victoria
Other NamesSharrock, Ottawa
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMotor trimmer
Address579 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5'975"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, J. Sharrock, 579 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceYes 4 yrs Citizens Forces Still serving
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Ottowa spelt Ottawa
Date of death17 December 1919
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHamilton Cemetery (Portion Presbyterian, Section 29, Grave No. 2), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Sarah SHARROCK. Native of Broadwater, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria.
Discharge date19 June 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked melbourne, 13 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 19 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHARROCK Ottowa

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