Regimental number | 488 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Government Dairy Supervisor |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter James Oliver, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Tyne 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: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia, 3 February 1915. Re-enlisted, 15 December 1915, and re-embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A11 'Ascanius', as 200 Sergeant, 39th Bn, A Company, 27 May 1916. Killed in action, 4 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |