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OLIVE, Walter George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1141 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 15, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1141, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1141, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1141, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Alice Mace nee Olive of Alliance Road, Plumbstead, England. Brother J. Olive of 28 Sutcliffe Road, Plumbstead Common, Pumbstead, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the West Kent Volunteers for a brief period