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OLIVER, Malcolm Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1554 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tas |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Military Hospital, Valetta, Malta, 6 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row 1X, Grave 3 Smith officiated, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fingal Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1554, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tas | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1554, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1554, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1554, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullet wounds to arm and leg and invalided to Malta on 12 August 1915 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of F Williams of Smith Street, Zeehan, Tas. Brother of Ada McWilliams and Norman Oliver. There were other borther who served but did not use the Oliver surname
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal