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OLDS, John Ruthven
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1880 |
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Enlisted: | 14 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural causes, Wallaroo, South Australia, 15 February 1975 |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Alford Primary School WW1 Old Boys Honour Board, Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Wallaroo Lloyd Memorial 'Welsh' Congregational Church Honour Board, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
1 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1880, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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