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OLIVER, Rex Robert Dare
Personal Details
| Service Number: | H2000 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Canberra (I) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Savo Island, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 76, Column 2 Post at death HMAS Canberra, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement H2000, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
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| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted H2000, HMAS Canberra (I), Enlisted at Hobart. Rank of Stoker 2 Class | |
| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, H2000 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Alexander Oliver and Myrtle Clarice Oliver of Fort Direction, Tasmania