Regimental number | 838 |
Place of birth | Yarrawonga Victoria |
Other Names | Adrain |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Milne Olley, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'Conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Pozieres, 25 July 1916.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry when assisting an officer to repel a bomb attack. On one occasion he was buried by a shell explosion and when dug out was placed on the parapet as dead. On recovering consciousness he refused to leave his work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: Military Cross 'For gallantry and devotion to duty between Proyart and Foucaucourt, east of Amiens, on 23rd August 1918, in command of a company of pioneers, who were to follow the infantry closely and put in a support line when a certain objective had been reached. He accompanied the first wave of infantry so as to choose a site. During the advance an infantry officer became a casualty, and he assumed command of this officer's platoon and led them through a wood strongly held by the enemy to the objective. On reaching the objective he laid the positions for the support line, and when his company arrived conducted the digging of it under heavy machine gun and shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 357 Pte Allan Robert OLLEY, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 25 April 1915. |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |