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OLLEY, Allan Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 357 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Yarrawonga, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Wounds to the pelvis, At sea (HS Gascon), 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Commander Hanley Royal Navy Reserves officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Panel 29 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yarrawonga State School War Memorial, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 357, Enlisted at Yarrawonga, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 357, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 357, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Milne Olley and Ellen Mary Olley nee Lester of Yarrawonga, Victoria. Brother of Arthur Adrian James Olley, Isobel Sophia Olley, Mabel Ellen Olley, Milne James Olley and Ruth Caterina Olley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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