OLIVER, Samuel Henry
| Service Number: | 4230 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4230, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Driver, 4230, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Forty-One embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Driver, 4230, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Forty-One, Melbourne | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4230, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged in London, England as medically unfit |
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Son of Annie Lawrence of Willow Grove, East Camberwell, Victoria later of Howard Street, Camberwell, Victoria.
Husband of Marie L.ouise Oliver of Surbiton Road, Kingston, England. Marie died in 1919. Address at discharge in 1917 was Sydney Villiage, Pelham Road, Wimbledon, England before moving to Woolwich England in 1920c.
Between 17 April 1919 and 30 January 1920 Samuel served with the Royal Field Artillery in Russia, Service number 290957 with the rank of Driver.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star(issued by AIF), British War Medal, Victory Medal issued by the British Forces plus clasps in relation to his Russian service