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OLIVER, William Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 228 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 24 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1928, aged 38 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld Row 9, Grave 59. Interred on the 10 July 1928. Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 228, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 228, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 228, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From R.A.N. Bridging Train | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 228, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the buttock. Transferred to England on 28 April 1917 | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 228, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Gordon Oliver and Ann June Oliver nee McFadden of Director of Mines, NT.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 18 November 1917 at Melbourne
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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