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WARD, Oliver
| Service Number: | 977 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Watervale, South Australia, 3 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Watervale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Watervale Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Northfield, South Australia, 15 May 1961, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Watervale Cemetery, South Australia WARD family grave. |
| Memorials: | Watervale Public School Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 977, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 977, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 977, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left shoulder. Admitted to 15th General Hospital. | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 977, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked from Alexandria for Australia for discharge as deemed medically unift for further service. | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 977, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in consequence of medical unfitness. |
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Born 3 December 1888 in Upper Wakefield, Near Auburn, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 429 Page: 263 District: UpW.)
Father William Ward (b. ___ - d. 15/12/1934 82 years) and
Mother Elizabeth Ward (nee Dunlop) (b. ___ - d. 6/6/1931 78 years),
prior to enlisting he lived with his parents at Watervale, South Australia
Memberships: Watervale Rifle Club
Next of kin in service:
brother 2453A Private Arthur Ward - 48th Infantry Battalion
born 18/3/1886 Boor Plains, Near Kadina, SA
16/12/1915 enlisted at 27 years of age
9/3/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour on board RMS Mongolia
11/4/1917 killed in action at Bellicourt, France (31 years old)
No known grave
Commemorated at Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Commemorated at WARD Family grave, Watervale Cemetery, Watervale, SA.
nephew SX18445 Lance Corporal Ronald Ward (WWII)
born 22/12/1913 Adelaide SA - d. 15/10/1994 80 years old)
5/5/1942 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
14/1/1946 discharged from service in AIF, WWII
buried in Watervale Cemetery
Described on enlisting as 25 years 5 months old; single; 5' 6 3/4" tall; 154 lbs;
dark complexion; grey eyes; straight hair; Presbyterian.
2/9/1914 enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia
completed medical - fit for service
Commanding Officer appointed Oliver to C Company at Morphettville Camp
20/10/1914 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Private in C Company, 10th Infantry Battalion
2/3/1915 embarked on board the Ionian to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary
Forces in Gallipoli
30/4/1915 Gun shot wound left shoulder - occured in action at Dardanelles, Gallipoli
admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria
13/5/1915 admitted to convalescent camp, Mustapha
5/7/1915 returned to Australia on board HMAT A70 Ballarat
28/3/1916 discharged from service in AIF
Medals:
1914/15 Star (1847); British War medal (1215); Victory medal (1213)
married:
children:
1961 Oliver passed away
buried in: Watervale Cemetery, Watervale, South Australia
at Ward Family grave.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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