John Ruthven OLDS

Badge Number: S4878, Sub Branch: Wallaroo
S4878

OLDS, John Ruthven

Service Number: 1880
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
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World War 1 Service

14 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, Adelaide, South Australia
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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