James Richard (Jimmy) OLIVER

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Other Name:	Oliver, Richard James - Australian War Memorial - Second Embarkation
Service Numbers:	515, 21070
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Sea Transport Staff
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1881
Home Town:	Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wheeler / Miner
Died:	Wallsend, New South Wales, 7 June 1937, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wallsend Cemetery (NSW) Memorial ID - 247006251 · View Source
Memorials:	Wallsend Soldier's Memorial

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 515, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 515, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 515, 35th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds left side of the head. Invalided to England on 18 March 1917
22 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From 35th Battalion
5 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 515, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding
21 Oct 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 21070, Sea Transport Staff, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
2 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 21070, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1918:	Embarked Private, 21070, Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Medic, Sydney
30 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, 21070, Sea Transport Staff, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Richard Oliver and Sarah Oliver of Hope Street, Wallsend, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles as nursing staff disembarking on 2 January 1918

Return to Australia after Troopship HT Medic had been recalled disembarking on 12 December 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal