OLIVER, Frank Leslie
| Service Number: | 19579 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, 1 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Theological Student |
| Died: | Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1986, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 19579, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 19579, Army Medical Corps (AIF), RMS Orontes, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Nov 1942: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Discharged at HMAS Lonsdale as Chaplain |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Norman Robert Dicey Oliver and Elizabeth Wilson formerly Oliver nee Sartorius, address unknown.
Next of kin given as a friend Reverend John Good of Stadner College, Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1920 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 9 March 1920
Medal: British War Medal
On 28 November 1924 the R.A.N. requested a copy of Frank's WW1 service record as he being nominated as a Naval Chaplain in the Royal Australian Navy. Frank had been given leave to extend his theological studies in London before returning to Australia.
While in the R.A.N, Frank was stationed at Cerberus (twice), Australia, Platypus and Lonsdale.
During 1925c Frank married Moira Bird Good in Victoria