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OLIVER, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 553 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Ararat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Smeaton, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 553, 39th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic. | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 553, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 553, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, England | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 10 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 553, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle of Messines | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Battle of Messines, Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 7-9 June 1917, South of Messines. | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 553, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 553, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 553, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, RTA 1 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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