John Thomas OLIVER

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Service Number:	2762
Enlisted:	7 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia, 4 February 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall G, Niche 96. Interred on 6 February 1963.
Memorials:

7 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2762, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2762, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2762, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
22 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2762, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the ankle. Embarked for England on 3 May 1917 aboard HS Warilda
12 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2762, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of george Oliver and Ellen Oliver nee Norris of Wattletree Road, Malvern, Victoria.

Joh attended a Victorian State School finishing in Year 6.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 march 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1945cJohn married Mavis Jean Wilde in Victoria.