HAY, Oliver Rumble
| Service Number: | 6496 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1916, Hughenden, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prairie, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Gas poisoning, France, 13 March 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave 42, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6496, 9th Infantry Battalion, Hughenden, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6496, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6496, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6496, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Oliver Rumble HAY was born on 10th June, 1896 in Charters Towers, Queensland
His parents were William Holt HAY and Mabel Gertrude ADCOCK - he was one of 13 known children
He was living in Prairie via Townsville & working as a Drover when he enlisted on 29th June, 1916 in Hughenden - he embarked with the 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcements on 21st October 1916 on the ship HMAT Boonah
Oliver died of gas poisoning at the 2nd casualty clearing station at Outtersteene, France on 13th March, 1918 and is buried in the Outtersteene Communal Cemetery
Inscription reads
"HIS EXAMPLE CAN NEVER BE LOST - TELL MY MOTHER FOR ME, I DIED AT MY POST"
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Honour Roll in Brisbane
He was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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One of his brothers , James HAY (SN426589) served in the RAAF in WW2 and died on 24th March, 1944
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Trove article - Northern Miner (Charters Towers 13th March, 1919
IN MEMORIAM
HAY - In loving remembrance of our beloved son, Private Oliver Rumble Hay, who died of wounds in France, of 9th Battalion. A.I.F. on March 13th, 1918
"Yes,t the grave, but the crown as well
A warrior rose, but in heaven to dwell
Sorrows night is ended, Empires causes defended
Gone to Heavenly choir to swell"
Inserted by his loving parents, William H & Mrs. Hay, Wattle Vaele, Eurunga Siding
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