Henry Francis OLIVER

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Service Number:	957
Enlisted:	10 March 1916, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Apsley, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Neuarpurr, West Wimmera, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25
Memorials:	Apsley War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kowree Shire Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

10 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 957, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 957, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 957, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
4 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 957, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left hand
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 957, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 957 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-13

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Son of Walter Oliver and Mary Jane Oliver nee McEwen of Neuarpurr, via Goroke, Victoria.

Brother of Edward Alexander Oliver who returned to Australia on 12 June 1918 having served with the 38th Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal