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OLIVER, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 964 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Process Engraver |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 1, Section 3, Niche 01 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 964, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 964, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 964, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 964, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 964, 37th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Multiple wounds. Embarked for England on 13 March 1917 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Employment Company, From 37th Battalion | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 964, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter James Oliver and Elizabeth Jane Oliver nee Maasdyk of 'Quambi', Mayfield Grove, Malvern, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Walter married Dorothy Franklin