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OLIVER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3682 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sheffield, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
When enlisting he gave his address as no fixed abode.
Next of kin given as his step-sisiter Nellie Swift of Bolbell, Nottingham, England.
Prior to arriving in Australia William had served in the Canadian Navy for three years, Royal Navy for seven years. Having arrived in Australia he served in the Australian Navy for ten months.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 25 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal were issued by the Australian Navy
Husband of Alice Oliver
In 1922 William was residing in Commercial Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, England