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Samuel Love OLIVE

Regimental number5390
Place of birthCharlton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressYoungroon via Wedderburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Jesse S Olive, Youngroon via Wedderburn, Victoria
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row A, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Isaiah and Jane OLIVE, 31 Westgarth Street East, Malvern, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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