Oliver Arnold OLDS

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Service Number:	5495
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1896
Home Town:	Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Superior Public School, Sydney High School and Holy Cross College, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 3 June 1979, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section LL, Grave 009
Memorials:

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5495, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5495, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5495, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
4 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, From 45th Battalion
10 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
30 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of James Thomas Olds and Sarah Maria Olds nee Arnold of Northumberland Road, Auburn, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 December 1919 aboard HT Matatua disembarking on 2 January 1920

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Oliver married Evelyn Emily Bonner in Randwick, NSW.