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AUGUST, Oscar John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3006 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 27 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Balaklava, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Marine fireman |
| Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Adelaide, South Australia, 16 January 1951, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 9 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Citation for Bar to Military Medal
At ZONHEBEKE on 26th September 1917, he did valuable work in the vicinity of Battalion Headquarters, attending to a large number of wounded men of all units who were knocked out shortly after the attack commenced. The locality, on the 'Jumping Off' line - was heavily shelled all day. Pte. AUGUST showed utter disregard of fire and was the means of saving many lives by his prompt dressing of wounds. He had work to do as a stretcher bearer in his own company in addition
Submitted 5 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Born Johann Ferdinand Oskar AUGUST
Son of Ludwig Heinrich AUGUST and Annie Cecilia nee KRATZEL
Awarded Military Medal and Bar
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