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OLIVER, William Edward

Service Number:	942
Enlisted:	8 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Natural Causes, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 17 July 1984
Cemetery:	Ararat General Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 942, 21st Infantry Battalion
8 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, 942, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 942, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 942, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
29 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion
9 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 942, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Admitted to Suffolk War Hospital, Bury St.Edmunds suffering gunshot wound right leh, mild
14 Oct 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Broodseinde Ridge
7 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion
29 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 942, 21st Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Wounded on 6th occasion at the Battle of Amiens. Admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital on 13/8/18 suffering from a bayonet wound to the right thigh.
3 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 942, 24th Infantry Battalion, Arrived back in Melbourne on 25 May 19 aboard HMAT Euripides
23 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 942, 24th Infantry Battalion, 21st Battalion disbanded on 13 Oct 18 and joined the 24th Battalion
15 Oct 2016:	Wounded Private, 942, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Belgium/France. Admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital suffering gunshot wound to the chest. Transfered to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield on 30 Oct 16 and later discharged on 20 Nov 16
14 May 2017:	Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (First)

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