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Private Oliver Felix Lydiard

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-03-26
Place of birth: Dursley Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: William Lydiard, father. The Quarrie, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1919-12-05
Cause of death: Died of illness
Buried: Prospect Cemetery, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 452461
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1917-07-25 to 1919-01-17
  2. Private (Army). 1917-04-12 to 1917-07-25
  3. Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-01 to 1917-04-12
  4. Private (Army). 1915-08-26 to 1915-11-30
  5. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-28 to 1915-08-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 16, 1916 at Courcelette, Wounded April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 426140
LAC ID: 541445
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5804-S013
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Lydiard and Mary Ann Lydiard of The Quarry, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Discharged January 17, 1919 Medically Unfit

Died of heart failure due to sub-acute endocarditis

Uploader's Research notes: 58th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry New Brunswick Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 13th Reserve Battalion Discharged Medically Unfit ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-12-31