Sydney Albert OLLEY

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Service Number:	1200
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia.
Occupation:	Carpenter, Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. Originally buried in Flers Trench, Somme area but could not be located later
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1200, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1200, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1200, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Son of Frank Olley and Ada Jane Olley Fraser Street, Richmond, Victoria.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal