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Oliver Stewart COURTNEY

Regimental number2102
Date of birth23 May 1895
Place of birthSwan Vale nr Inverell, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSwan Vale via Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bella Courtney, Swan Vale via Inverell, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 November 1916
Place of enlistmentInverell, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDecember 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Karmala on 3 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 2 August 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date31 October 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Delta', 2 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 3 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 31 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFirst given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Olive. Surname incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as COURTENY.
Date of death14 July 1969
Age at death74
Place of burialGlen Innes Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, COURTNEY Oliver Stewart

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