OLIVE W.M.

Given Names:  William Major

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Unit:  5th Field Company Engineers                                                                                 

Rank:  Lieutenant                                                                                                            

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Age:  25 Yrs   

Occupation:  Engineer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8½ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  36 In

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Henry Thomas Olive

Surbiton', 11 Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                  

Embarkation Date:  24/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ceramic A40

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  2nd Division Engineers                                                                                                         

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  10667

British War Medal:  25050

Victory Medal:  24884

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BIRTH

Date or Year:  25/8/1890

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  Henry Thomas OLIVE                 

Mother:  Ella Ada CONEY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 23/4/1916                          

Place: Armentieres, France                      

Burial:  Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Had pneumonia in camp

Landed in Marseilles 23/3/1916

Killed by a 4-in shell.  He was one of the first Australians to fall in France

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

University of Melbourne

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 356331

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS