Owen Maurice ECOTT

Regimental number11571
Place of birthWalshamstow England
SchoolBoarding School
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionNo religion
OccupationArtesian borer
Address45 Shepherd Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinBrother, A Ecott, 'Langbourne', Lombard Street, London, England
Previous military service"Interested himself in the Labour Movement that was being developed in Australia at that time in Sydney particularly." Details from Brother.
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/90/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th D A B
FateKilled in Action 24 July 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death34
Place of burialDickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 20), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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