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OLIVER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2004 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Nathalia, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Nathalia War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Nathalia, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2004, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2004, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Would to the forehead. | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 65th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock. Invalided to England on 1 October 1 October 1918 | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Oliver and Emma Oliver nee Baldwin of Nathalia, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 15 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal