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William James OLIVER

Regimental number2222
Place of birthCornwall England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressMeekatharra, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, Mr James Saunders Oliver, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Enlistment date29 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 9 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 October 1917
Place of burialBrandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3 (Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 10), Vlamertinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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