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OLIVER, Alfred George Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1939 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Lake Grace, Lake Grace, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | South Perth, Western Australia, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section WD, Grave 0236 |
| Memorials: | Kulin Roll of Honour, Wagin Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1939, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1939, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1939, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1939, 44th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest | |
| 14 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1939, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William George Ralph Oliver and Martha Oliver nee Hazelton of White Dam, Lake Grace, East Wagin, WA.
Brother of Norman Leslie Oliver MM who died on 5 November 1917 of wounds received while serving with the 16th Battalion and is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, England
Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 abord HT Port Sydney disembarking on 4 November 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Alfred married Blanche Olive LLoyd in Perth, WA.