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OLIVER, James Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7491 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1915, Enlisted at Casual, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Inspector |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 8 November 1935, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7491, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Casual, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7491, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7491, 1st Divisional Signal Company, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Divisional Signal Company, From 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 10 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 7491, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to malaria and rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Oliver and Emily Oliver nee Newton-Mottram of Glasgow, Scotland
Husband of Maria Oliver Briggs of Dartbrook Road, Auburn, NSW. James and Marie married during 1912c in NSW with Maria dying in 1922c. James later remarried
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal