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Identity
Person No.
6782
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John Oliver
Initials
J O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Broodseinde Ridge, Flanders
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Alfred William and May Willett Shott Ethell, of The Rectory, Laidley, Queensland. State school teacher and student for Holy Orders; of Laidley, Queensland; born Kalk Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, came to Australia when 8 years old; educated at state school and also privately; was a boy scout; joined AIF 13 August 1915, became a sapper in 6 Field Company Engineers, afterwards gaining a commission in the infantry; was wounded at Bullecourt in May 1917.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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