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OLIFENT, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3751 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1916, Enlisted at Jamestown, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Weetulta, South Australia, 2 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moonta, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Boys Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), 2rd Canadian General Hospital, Bologne, France, 18 December 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot V111, Row 1, Grave 133. Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of John and Alice Olifent Moonta, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia WWI Roll of Honour, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta District Roll of Honor, Moonta R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honor Roll, Moonta War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Yorketown Kadina Union Bank WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Jamestown, SA | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 18 Dec 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3751 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-12-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of John Olifent and Alice Vounder Rodda
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal