Roland Victor OLIVER

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Service Number:	113
Enlisted:	9 January 1916, Enlisted at Bombala, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Bombala, Bombala, New South Wales
Schooling:	Manaratta School & Bombala School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918
Cemetery:	Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot V1, Row G, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bombala Roll of Honour, Bombala War Memorial

9 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 113, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Bombala, NSW
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 113, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 113, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
7 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion
15 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion
17 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 113, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 25 April 1918
30 Sep 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 113, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 113 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-30

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Son of James Oliver and Isabella Oliver of Young Street, Bombala, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal