OLIVER, Hugh
(Service number 9/1342)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 01/05/1877 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Tokarahi, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Miner | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs I. Oliver (wife), Oamaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Special Squadrons | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Hugh Oliver was the husband of Isabel Oliver, of 15 Mowbray St., Watlington Rd., Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R21382219
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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