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Alexander Thomas OLVER

Regimental number3362
Date of birth1898
Place of birthDaylesford, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationButcher
AddressDaylesford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, T Olver, Ruthven Street, Daylesford, Victoria
Previous military service66th Infantry
Enlistment date4 September 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 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 10 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Hodge and Robina Ellen OLVER, Daylesford, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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