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HASSAM, Oscar Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 51 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
Born: | Woodchester, South Australia, 30 January 1895 |
Home Town: | Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
Schooling: | Brighton Secondary School |
Occupation: | Warehouseman |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 20 May 1918, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Glisy Communal Cemetery, Somme, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour, Woodchester Onaunga D.C. Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
5 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Provost Corps | |
10 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Australian Provost Corps | |
6 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Provost Corps | |
13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Provost Corps | |
20 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Provost Corps , Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Provost Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-05-20 |
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Oscar Donald HASSAM was born in Woodchester, South Australia on 30th January, 1895
His parents were William HASSAM & Frances YOUNG
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Original Member of the 10th Battalion AIF - Colour Sergeant in B Company