RAND, Oliver George
| Service Number: | 1945 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wivenhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 1 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | West Burleigh, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wivenhoe Council School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1893 Rand Oliver George Lexden 4a 613
Age on arrival in Australia - 20
Enlistment date 25 February 1916
Rank on enlistment-Private
He was 24 and a son of William George and Adelaide Rand, 5, Park Road, Wivenhoe, Essex, England. His brother, Lance Corporal Ernest James Rand, 15th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F. also fell. Service Number 6078-22/06/1918- Killed in Action.
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Age at embarkation 22
42nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/2
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
War service: Western Front
He is one of four Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Wivenhoe War Memorial.
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