OLIVER, Oscar Dudley
(Service number 7/1895)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 07/04/1892 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James OLIVER (father), Surrey Downs, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 9 October 0195 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 17 April 1961 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Oscar Dudley Oliver, known as Dudley, was born on 7 April 1892 at Pleasant Point and baptised there, the youngest son of James and Ellen (Eleanor, née Josling) Oliver. The family farmed Surrey Downs from about 1871, James having come from Surrey, England. Mr Oliver died in 1926, predeceased by his wife (1914). Dudley was educated at Pleasant Point School, going on to the Boys’ High School (Timaru). Lieutenant-Corporal O. D. Oliver, 7/1693, of Pleasant Point, returned to New Zealand from Egypt, in a draft of 1095, per the “Ulimaroa”, which was due at Auckland on 6 August 1919. Oscar Dudley Oliver died on 17 April 1961 at Timaru, aged 69 years, and was buried with his parents and several siblings at Pleasant Point. His brother, Albert Victor Oliver, also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 October 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 October 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [29 November 2020]; Pleasant Point Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [30 October 2020]; NZ Times, 31 July 1919 (Papers Past) [29 October 2020]
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