Date of birth | |
Place of birth | N/A Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 'Surbiton', Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Thomas Olive, 'Surbiton', Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Scotch College Senior Cadets; 4 years, Melbourne University Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 13 April 1916. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Mark's Anglican Church (window), Fitzroy, Victoria. Parents: Henry and Ella OLIVE, 'Surbiton', Studley Park, Kew, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |