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GRANSDEN, Oliver Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2165 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Broughton, SA, 16 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Snowtown, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Adelaide, SA, 13 November 1974, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia East, Wall 25 Niche C010 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Snowtown & District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2165, 48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 48th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2165, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Rank from RSL record referred to as 'Trooper' - clerical error. Trooper is a Light Horse rank. No evidence that he was so posted. Correct rank from WW1 nominal roll "Private".
Mother, Mrs Louisa Gransden, Snowtown, South Australia
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert GRANSDEN and Louisa nee LINES
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