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OLIPHANT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1829 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Scotland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1829, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1829, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 24 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Shrapnel wounds | |
| 17 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of D Oliphant C/- Castle Gable, Perth, Scotland.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigon Luise disembarking on 16 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Husband of Frances Maude (aka Violet Melrose) Oliphant nee Dodd of Lopus Street, Pimlico, London, England. John and Frances married on 8 June 1917 in the Registry Office, Lambeth, London, England. Registrar J.J. Barwick officiated.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal