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OLIVER, William George Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6628 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brim, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 23 November 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lake Grace Cemetery, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Kulin Roll of Honour, Shire of Kulin Combined Services Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6628, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 6628, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 6628, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6628, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to effort sydrome |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oliver and Martha Oliver nee Hazelton of Brim, Victoria later of East Wagin, WA.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Lyndhurst Farm, Lake Grace, East Wagin, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 11 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c William married Annie Eleanor Agnes Cottle in Wagin, WA