Arthur Alfred OLIVER

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Service Number:	6827
Enlisted:	13 June 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guildford, Surrey, England, 1879
Home Town:	Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Fitter
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 21 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
Memorials:

13 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion
21 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shrapnel wounds. Transferred to England on 5 September 1917
19 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6827, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District for family reasons.

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Son of Alfred Oliver and Amelia Oliver nee Elkins of Surrey, England.

Prior to moving to Australia Arthur served in the English Mounted Infantry for four years before being invalided out.

Husband of Nellie Oliver nee Killick of Kureelpa via Nambour, QLD. Nellie died in 1920. Arthur re-married in 1940c

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1917 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 3 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal