Percy OLVER

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Service Number:	2778
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Memorials:

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2778, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2778, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2778, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne
13 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion
22 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2778, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Henry Richard Olver and Elizabeth Mary Olver nee Dunstan of Wellington Street, Collingwood, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Bahia Castalia disembarking on 30 May 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal