10th Field Ambulance
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Owen Victor Bannister (SN 12243) born in Ballarat, was an 18 year old grocer when he enlisted at Ballarat on July 19th 1915. He embarked from Sydney aboard the Beltana on May 11th 1916. He reached France in November to serve with the 10th Field Ambulance. He came through the war without significant wounds or illness but on May 29th 1919 he married Ethel Pullen at Gloucester in England. He returned to Australia aboard the Canberra, disembarked at Melbourne on September 11th 1919 and was discharged on November 3rd. He also enlisted to serve during WW2 with service number V91617.
