Regimental number | 1399 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Confectioner |
Address | 683 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Ostler, 683 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, Gallipoli, 11 June 1915 (influenza); transferred to No 15 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 13 June 1915; to Hospital Ship, 27 June 1915; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 30 June 1915; detailed to Permanent Beach Party, Gallipoli, 8 July 915; admitted to Anzac Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 17 July 1915 (weak heart); discharged, 28 July 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suezon board HT 'Hororata', 29 July 1915; discharged Melbourne, 17 April 1916 (medically unfit, neurasthenia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, OSTLER Percy Harold |