Oswald Sagasser
Name Oswald Sagasser
Number Corporal 1617
Battalion Field artillery
Place of Birth Korumburra
Next of Kin His brother, Nickolas Sagasser of Allambee. His elder brother is Anton Peter Sagasser of Toora
Date and place of enlistment Broadmeadows 19/9/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 23 years and 5 months, 5/10”, 12 stone 7 pounds, blue eyes and fair hair
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Farmer
Date and place of death He was gassed in action on the 23/6/1918. He was transferred to Australia seriously ill. He died in Caulfield Hospital in 1919 aged 25
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in Yarragon Cemetery
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He lived in the Allambee area
Military History
- Number 1617 Gunner / Bombardier/ Corporal Field Artillery
- 19/9/1915 He enlisted in Broadmeadows
- 9/11/15 He embarked on HMAT Bakara
- 7/12/15 He disembarked Suez
- From January 1916 He was ill in hospital in Egypt until 5/3/16
- 6/3/16 He rejoined his unit at Tel el Kebir
- He embarked Alexandria
- He disembarked Marseilles
- 23/6/18 He was gassed in the field
- 12/12/1918 He returned to Australia seriously ill
- He is on the Hallston Honour Roll
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