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James Donald OLIVER

Regimental number200
Place of birthColac, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGovernment Dairy Supervisor
Address'Shaftsbury', Cootamundra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Oliver, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 December 1915
Place of enlistmentAlbert Park, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row B, Grave No. 9), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Emily OLIVER, 'Shaftesbury',Cootamundra, New South Wales. Native of Colac, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSEE 488 J D OLIVER

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