OLIVER, Bertie Arnold
| Service Number: | 6611 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Temporary Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Port Noarlunga, South Australia, 13 March 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Section AA, Path C, Grave 207. Interred on 15 March 1951 |
| Memorials: | Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6611, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 6611, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 6611, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 20 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Temporary Sergeant, 6611, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Son of Edwin Francis Denby Oliver and Mary Oliver nee Saunders of Melbourne, Victoria.
Husband of Hilda Louisa Oliver nee Clayton C/- Mrs J Clayton, Payneham Road, Payneham, SA. Bertie and Hilda married on 18 November 1916 in the Methodist Church, Payneham, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HT Miltades disembarking on 5 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Started working at the Register as an assistant reader before transferring to the Advertiser. He joined the Mail when it was founded in 1912 and became the editor. Moving to the News in 1928 as a political writer and became chief of staff.