Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 LHMGS
2nd LHMGS, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Harold Reath Olver
Harold Reath Olver
Service number: 604
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: OLVER, Tpr. Harold Reath, 604, M.M. 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 25. Son of Dr. William Reath Olver and Minnie Olver, of Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. B. 37.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Harold Reath Olver from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 604 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station overseer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Father, Ventnor, Gymps, Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 21 November 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1917) |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Harold R Olver on NR |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 37), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Dr William Reath and Minnie OLVER, Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 2nd LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, Harold Reath Olver
