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Robert William OLIVER

Regimental number3360
Place of birthDaylesford Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWombat Flat, Daylesford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, J Oliver, Wombat Flat, Daylesford, Victoria
Previous military service66th Infantry
Enlistment date2 September 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joshua and Cornelia OLIVER, Duke Street, Daylesford, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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