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OLIVER, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4785 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Due to war service, Welshpool, Western Australia, 17 April 1934 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section XC, Grave 0322 |
| Memorials: | Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4785, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4785, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4785, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4785, 28th Infantry Battalion, Buried by a shell. | |
| 14 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4785, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oliver and Blanche Margaret Oliver nee Gladston of Bendigo, Victoria.
During 1907c Richard married Muriel Evelyn Shaw in Boulder, WA. Address at the time of enlistment was given as Boulder, WA later as Lord Street, Perth, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 abord HT Port Darwin disembarking at Fremantle date unknown.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal