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EAST, Oliver Leigh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 9616, S73144 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Mallala, South Australia, 14 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mallala, Mallala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mallala, South Australia, 4 September 1967, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mallala Feltwell (General) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Mallala District of Grace WW1 Roll of Honor, Mallala Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 9616, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 9616, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 9616, 7th Field Company Engineers |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, S73144, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S73144 | |
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Mallala, SA | |
| 25 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
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