OLVER, Henry
| Service Number: | 3107 |
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| 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: | Pulmonary Embolus 17 days after amputation of left leg for gangrene, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1968 |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Wesleyan, Compartment H, Grave 767A |
| Memorials: | Murtoa State School No 1549 Great European War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Rebecca Knol
Third child of Richard Thomas Peardon Olver and Sarah Ann Olver (nee Davies) of 74 Falconer Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria.
Brother of Frederick Olver.
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, affectionately known as May in Victoria on 27 September 1919. Together then had one child Norman Henry Olver. The lived in a semi-detached Pigdon Street, North Fitzroy. His mother Sarah Ann often helped out with the family as May was of poor health.
Harry was short in stature and a bit of a larrikan perfecting the art of catching mice by standing on their tales. Harry worked mainly in the store of the ‘head shop’ with a tiny bluestone floor office amongst the bags of rice and flour, the walls thick with dockets and paperwork
Harry won a State School Prize (Murtoa School) in 1893 in the Alphabet class.
Harry died of Parkinson’s diseases as did his brother Fred and his father, Richard.
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