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OLIVER, Walter Sebastian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 63316 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1918, Enlisted at St. Marys, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 2 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mangana, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Mangana State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 27 January 1919, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England Row A, Grave 71. Headstone inscription reads:- A loving son a noble soldier. Coffin was made of elm with brass mounts. Chaplain H. Ward officiated. Funeral director was R. Butcher & Son. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Marys Mount Nicholas Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 63316, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, Enlisted at St. Marys, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 63316, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 63316, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Involvement Private, 63316, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 63316 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Oliver and Lucy Jane Oliver of Mangana, Tasmania formerly of Zeehan, Tasmania.
Member of the Fingal Rifle Club.
Medal: British War Medal