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OLIVER, Alexander
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 5157, 5157A |
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Enlisted: | 26 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, March 1896 |
Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5157, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5157, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5157, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5157A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, SW head, side and left leg | |
20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5157A, 49th Infantry Battalion |
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