Ferns, Oliver Carl

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LL.B. : Lieutenant, 54th Battn., A.I.F., France; also A.N. and M.E.F., New Guinea. Enlisting in August, 1914, served at Rabaul and elsewhere until 18th January, 1915. Re-Enlisting 16th March, 1916, and sailing n th November with 8th Reinforcements after being commissioned from Duntroon, 30th September, joined battn. in Ypres sector in July, 1917. Wounded at Polygon Wood 30th September. Rejoining unit after seven days, served until wounded again at Villers-Bretonneux 8th April, 1918, and evacuated to England and Australia, arriving 14th March, 1919. Early education at Fort St. High School.

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Early education at Fort Street High School, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
1914

Enlisted 1 Aug 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France ; Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea
1916

Enlisted 16 Mar 1916
1926

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1926
1926

Solicitor at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1 June 1926
1939

Solicitor at Soper Chambers, Katoomba St -- Katoomba, NSW, Australia 12 August 1939
1939

Solicitor at Soper Chambers, Katoomba St -- Katoomba, NSW, Australia 13 August 1939

Gender

Male

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