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Oliver Carl FERNS

Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationUniversity student
Address'Wainoni', Altona Street, Abbotsford, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clara Ferns, 'Wainoni', Altona Street, Abbotsford, New South Wales
Previous military service25th Infantry
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name54th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 January 1919
Other details

Enlisted, 16 August 1914, in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force; embarked from Sydney, 19 August 1914, on board HMAT A35 'Berrima'. No details of return to Australia from AN&MEF recorded on Nominal Roll.

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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