The Admiralty announoes the ap* poiritment of Captain R. D. Oliver, D.S.C., for duty as Second Naval Mem-^ . ber of the New Zealand: Naval Board.' He has been'lent to the New Zealand .> Government from August 8. Captain.-' Oliver has already, been in New: Zealand, for in </i 920 he was 1 lieutenant in H.M.S. Renown on her New, Zealand tour. He was in H.M.S. Inflexible at' the outbreak of the .war, and was first >i in action at the Falkland Islands- Next-' he was in: the Dardanelles: campaign, and he also, saw action off the Belgian, , 4 coast in 1916. Captain Oliver did exV' cellent work on destroyers,: for which/" he was mentioned four times in :dis-1-patches, and was 'awarded :the. DistinV." guished Service Cross. \ .*'' ■ .:/*."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 11
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 11
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