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OLIVER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2477 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 27 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albury St. Matthew's Anglican Church War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2477, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2477, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 20th Battalion to the 56th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2477, 56th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2477 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Issac and Emily Oliver of Sydney Road, Albury, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal