OLLIVER, Percy Cogzett
(Service number 15232)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 January 1885 | Place of Birth | Lyttelton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 72 Manor Place, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Confectioner | ||
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| Next of Kin | John Sweet OLLIVER (father), 70 Cleveland Street, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 15th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 28 March 1964 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch (of Lyttelton) | ||
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Biographical Notes
Percy Cogzett Olliver was the son of John Sweet Olliver and his wife, Lucretia Dorothy née Brown. He was educated ptivately and at the Lyttelton School. He left school when nearly 15 years old to work in a baker's shop. Prior to the war he had resided in Timaru, where his uncle, Mr H. H. Brown, resided. Quartermaster-Sergeant P. C. Olliver was awarded the Military Medal in 1919 for conspicuous bravery on the field of action.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 May 2028]; ; Timaru Herald, 1 May 1919 (Papers Past) [22 May 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (department of Internal Affairs) [23 May 2018]
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