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Oswald FAULKINER

Regimental number700
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTelegraph operator
AddressWellington, New Zealand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 0.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Vernon Faulkiner, Wellington, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLismore, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 19 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 April 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Roll of Honour records states parents as Bernard and Catherine FAULKINER
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 28 April 1915, disembarked Melbourne, 24 May 1915, discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 28 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 February 1928
Age at death31
Place of burialLismore Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FAULKINER Oswald

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