Henry OLVER

OLVER, Henry

Service Number: 3107
Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
Born: Murtoa, Victoria, Australia, November 1887
Home Town: North Fitzroy, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria
Wesleyan, Compartment H, Grave 767A
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World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3107, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3107, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
22 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion
18 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion
13 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Richard Thomas Olver and Sarah Ann Olver nee Davies of Falconer Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 May 1919 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking on 13 June 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919c Henry married Jessica Mildred May White in Victoria