OTWAY, Albert Edward
| Service Numbers: | 52092, W26485, WX39271 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
| Born: | Beverly, Western Australia, 17 November 1900 |
| Home Town: | Mount Helena, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | PMG Linesman |
| Died: | Carnarvon, Western Australia, 3 October 1995, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carnarvon Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52092, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 52092, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 52092, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 52092, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 52092, 28th Infantry Battalion, per City of Exeter |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W26485, 5 Garrison Battalion (WA) | |
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| 24 May 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 10 Garrison Battalion (WA) | |
| 29 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX39271 | |
| 22 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX39271, 10 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ted was the sixth of nine children of William Thomas Otway (b1862 in Dale River, WA) and Susannah Ann Willey (b1872 in Spring Valley, Beverley, WA). William (a Farmer) and Susannah married in 1891 in Beverley, WA where they settled and raised their children. Susannah died in 1906, one month after the birth of their ninth child.
Ted was a Farm Hand in Green Hills WA in October 1917 when he enlisted in the AIF. Ted's Application Papers stated that his mother was dead, his father's whereabouts were unknown and his Aunt - Mrs Emma Boyle - verified his age and signed permission. Ted served as a Private (Service No:52902) in Suez and France, and was attached to 28th Infantry Battalion when he was Discharged in September 1919.
In 1922 Ted married Florence Pettit (b1898 in York WA) in Beverley, WA. Ted and Florence lived in Doodananning WA where Ted was a Farmer before moving to Burrucopin WA in 1928 where Ted was a Farm Manager. In the 1930s Ted and Florence lived in Mullewa WA where Ted was a Labourer before he enlisted in the Army. He was a Private (Service Nos:WX39271/W26485) attached to 10 Garrison Battalion.
Ted and Florence lived in Mt Helena, WA and from 1958 Florence lived in Perth WA and Ted had moved to Babbage Island, Carnarvon where he was a Labourer. Florence died in 1983 and Ted in 1995.
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