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OLIVER, Norman Leslie

Service Number:	6248
Enlisted:	14 September 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 5 November 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6248, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6248, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6248, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
16 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
11 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
14 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
10 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Medal

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Enlisted and served as Leslie Oliver