Martin Thomas OLIVER

OLIVER, Martin Thomas

    Service Number: 1074
    Enlisted: 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide,
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Norwood, South Australia, 20 November 1895
    Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
    Schooling: Sturt Street State School
    Occupation: Couch Builder
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 June 1917, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave. Buried in a shell hole and not marked south west of Messines Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide St Patrick's Parish Honor Board, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1074, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide,
    9 Jun 1916: Involvement 1074, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
    9 Jun 1916: Embarked 1074, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
    23 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 1074, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1074 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-23

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Matthew Oliver and Kathleen (nee O'Brien) Oliver of 7 O'Halloran Street, Adelaide, SA; brother of Albert James Montague Oliver and John Percy Oliver who returned to Australia on 21 July 1917  having served with the 27th Battalion.

    Both parents signed note giving consent for him to enlist in the AIF

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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