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Geoffrey Molyneux Ogden
| Name on Board | GM Ogden |
| Name on Service Records |
Geoffrey Molyneux Ogden |
| Enlistment Age | 19 |
| Occupation | Law Student |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Frederick John and Mary Jane Ogden |
| Address | 93 The Esplanade, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 7/03/1916 |
| Service No. | 1260 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 20/06/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Runic A54 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 38th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 7/06/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 38th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Messines Ridge, Belgium |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
Geoffrey Ogden attended Williamstown Grammar School and Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. He was studying first year law at Melbourne University when he enlisted.
His entry in the University of Melbourne web site describes his death: As a signaller he was sent with a despatch to the front line through a heavy barrage when he was killed.
Geoffrey Ogden died on his 21st birthday.
Geoffrey's father, Frederick Ogden, was Williamstown's Town Clerk and even though faced with the sorrow of the loss of his own son, he wrote letters of condolence to local families on the behalf of the citizens of Williamstown.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle: Saturday 11 August 1917, p2
Law, University of Melbourne, Geoffrey Molyneaux Ogden
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