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OGLE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 602 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Enlisted at Abbassia, Egypt |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Glen Innes General Cemetery Columbarium |
| Memorials: | Glencoe Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 602, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Abbassia, Egypt | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 602, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 602, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, From 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 602, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Wound to the hand | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 2 April 1918, page 4023, position 41. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 August 1918, page 1662, position 47 | |
| 24 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 602, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Ogle and Louisa Ogle of Tamworth, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Arthur George Henry Ogle of Stonehenge, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 26 February 1919 at Sydney.
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal