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OLIFFE, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4557 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps AIF |
| Born: | Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Haymarket Railways Traffic Branch Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4557, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4557, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4557, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 30 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Supply Column | |
| 18 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4557, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Correct spelling on his surname is Oliff, served as Oliffe. Signed a Statuatory Declaration to that effect.
Son of Walter Joseph Oliff and Sarah Angelina Oliff of Spreydon, Carrington Road, Randwick, NSW formerly of Leichhardt, NSW.
On 1 July 1919 Edward married Bridget Belinda Ennes in Church of Ireland, Christ Church, Dublin, Ireland. I. Percy Phaer officiated. Surname on marriage certificate is spelt Oliff.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Malawa disembarking on 12 November 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal