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OLIVER, Archibald Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2700 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1886, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dunmore, Shellharbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2700, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2700, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2700, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2700, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right foot |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Son of William and Jessie Smith Nesbitt Oliver of 20 Battlefield Avenue, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Cameronians (7th Scottish Rifles)