Regimental number | 113 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
School | Manaratta and Bombala State Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bombala, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James Oliver, Young Street, Bombala, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bellicourt, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Isabella OLIVER, Young Street, Bombala, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal While serving in Villers-Bretonneaux in 1918 he suffered from the effects of gassing. This resulted in the temporary loss of his sight and speech. Was mentioned in despatches for good work while under heavy machine gun and artillery fire |