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OLIVER, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2005 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Smeaton, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Springvale, Victoria, Australia, September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 15 September 1959. Melaleuca, Colonnade 1,Section C, 29 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2005, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2005, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Wound to the chest | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Oliver and Alice Naomi Oliver nee Wise of Clunes, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia as an invalid on 20 October 1915 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 22 November 1915
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal