Private William Evlyn Oliver
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Oliver,
William Evlyn
Date of birth: 1893-01-14
Place of birth: New Westminster British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Parents: Sidney & Sophia Oliver, Trail, BC
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Address:
Trail, BC
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-04-24
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 23429
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at St. Julien
Commemoration location: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial Panel 18 - 28 - 30; Nelson, BC Cenotaph; Trail, BC Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1595045
LAC ID:
546797
Service file: B7455-S008
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Sidney and Sophia Oliver, of Trail, British Columbia.
He is the son of 23428 L/Cpl Sidney Oliver also KIA 24 April 1915 at St. Julien and brother of 931564 Pte. James Oliver KIA 09 April 1917. gar.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-03-31