ROBERTS, Oliver Hutchison
| Service Numbers: | 2401495, 2/401495 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia , 28 February 1933 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Korea, 27 May 1953, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Private Roberts was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 36 Plot and Row 3 Grave No.2906 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Korean War Service
| 12 May 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2/401495, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 12 May 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2401495 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2401495 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Maurice Kissane
Oliver Hutchison Roberts was an orphan with nine older siblings. He was the youngest child of George and Catherine Roberts (nee Blackman). The Roberts were a farming family and his was raised by his older siblings. For his mother died when he was 12 followed by his father when he was 15. His brother Ivan was medically discharged from the 2nd A.I.F. in 1943 after twice suffering gunshot wounds in New Guinea. Oliver too apsired to be a soldier. Korea would be his war. He enlisted but was mortally wounded. Oliver had fought in Korea for sixteen days before his death. He was 20.
Lest We Forget.
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