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Joseph OLDS

Regimental number1072
Place of birthKadina South Australia
SchoolAlford Primary School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
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Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eva Olds, Chief Street, Brompton, South Australia
Enlistment date12 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1916
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Listed on Alford Primary School Roll of Honour ('In honour of the Old Boys of this School who served the Empire in the Great War'), South Australia.
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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