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OLIVE, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3476 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 December 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Colunbarium 5, Section 24 |
| Memorials: | Woolooga & District Honour Roll, Woolooga & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3476, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3476, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3476, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3476, 47th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right buttock. Embarked for England on 20 October 1917 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3476, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Edward Olive and Jane Mary Olive nee Grilek of Kerang, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Henry Edward Olive of Chinchilla, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 23 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal