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OLIVER, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3715 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Ashburton, New Zealand, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New Zealand, 6 June 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ashburton Public Cemetery, Canterbury, New Zealand Area 234, Grave 6 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 3715, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 3715, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 3715, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 30 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3715, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Wound tot he abdomen. Embarked for England on 10 March 1917 aboard HS Gloucester Castle | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3715, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Walter Oliver and Bessie Maria Oliver Oliver of Green Street Ashburton, NZ.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 26 October 1917 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal