Lance Corporal Thomas Edward Oliver
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Oliver,
Thomas Edward
Date of birth: 1890-10-22
Place of birth: Penzance Cornwall England
Next of kin: James Sanding Oliver, Father, 42 Leskinniok Terrace, Penzance, Cornwall, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Locomotive Fireman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Steam-Engine Fireman
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 79356
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1572645
LAC ID:
544079
Service file: B7454-S030
Uploader's Notes: This man had previously served for 3 years in the 2nd Battalion of the DCLI as a volunteer.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
[Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20