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OLIVER, George William Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2619 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1916, Brunswick, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bruthen, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Swan Reach State School and Technical School Victoria. |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sale Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2619, 59th Infantry Battalion, Brunswick, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2619, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2619, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2619, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2619 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Frederick OLIVER and Elizabeth Ann OLIVER nee BALL, Bruthen, Victoria
Oliver is mentioned on page 128 in the War Diaries of Fredrick Emil LEDIN 1225 (digitize-vwma.s3.amazonaws.com)
Sergeant G.W.D. Oliver, son of Mr. George Oliver of Bruthen, has been killed in action. The deceased who enlisted from Sale, is a cousin of Messrs. Wm. John and "Mick" Oliver of Bairnsdale.