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OLIVE, Samuel Love
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5390 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yeungroon, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Yeungroon, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yeungroon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row A, Grave No. 8, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fentons Creek Woosang & District Great War Honour Roll, Shire of Charlton Honour Board, Wedderburn Woosang Patriotic League Great War Roll of Honour, Woosang War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5390, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5390, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5390, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5390, 21st Infantry Battalion, SW to head. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 23 February 1917. | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5390, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5390, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 5 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 5390, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5390 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-05 |
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