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OLIVER, Ernest John
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX13070 |
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Enlisted: | 17 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | PINGELLY, WA, 5 February 1921 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 8 December 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX13070 | |
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17 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX13070, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 179. Ernest was born 5th Feb 1921, and prior to the war he was a labourer of Pingelly WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn as a private soldier. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 8th Dec 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 22 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL