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OLNEY, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 386 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woollert, Victoria, Australia, 18 March 1873 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruiterer |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 17 December 1930, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Methodist, Row Q, Grave 86 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 386, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 386, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 386, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Olney and Maria Olney nee Cooper of Woollert, Victoria
Husband of Eva Louise Olney nee Cranley of Maling Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 18 July 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal