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CHENOWETH, Oliver Ely
| Service Number: | 3528 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 24 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | South Australia , 4 November 1974, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3528 | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3528, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3528, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3528, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3528, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Biography on Oliver Ely Chenoweth
After WWI Oliver Ely Chenoweth returned from the war to his wife and children.
Oliver was born on the 24th of Feburary 1890 in Willunga, South Australia. Oliver was married to Lily May Bird they had two children.
On the 4th of Novemeber 1974 Oliver passed away in South Australia. He was then buried in the Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia.
Today we all cherish the people that went into the army and fought against other countries. And remember those who didn't survive.
Biography contributed by Peter Cates
Oliver Ely Chenoweth was born and raised in Willunga. When the new railway link from Adealied to Willunga opened in 1915 he was employed as a railway porter. Oliver enlisted the following year aged 26. He was unmarried, 5'8" (173cm) tall, weighing 150lbs (68kg) with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and fair hair.
His unit arrived in France on 05 December 1916 and Oliver was promoted to Lance Corporal on 18 April 1917. He was wounded in action twice, the first time on 17 March 1918 receiving shell abrasions and shellshock, which required treatment at a Boulogne hospital. On 29September the same year he was wounded more seriously, with shell fragments to his left leg. This time he was invalided to England and was sent home on 28 February 1919.
The following year he marrried Lily Bird. They later resided at Seacliff, where Oliver resided until his death aged 84 years. Lily died two years after him aged 81.
Excerpt from the Book: "A Picture of Fortitude" with approval by The Willunga Recreational Park.
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