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OLIVER, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2571, 2471A, 2571A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewood, Queensland, Australia, 23 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1974, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2571, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2571, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2571, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 19 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Pioneers Battalion | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2471A, 15th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 28 August 1918 | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2571A, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oliver and Emily Susette Oliver nee Juillerat of Milford Street, Ipswich, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 14 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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