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Private James Oliver

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Oliver, James
Date of birth: 1897-10-28
Place of birth: Nelson British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Sophie Oliver, Greenwood, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Horseman
Address: Greenwood, British Columbia (also Trail BC)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Bois-Carre British Cemetery, V. B. 14

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 931564
Highest Rank: Private (54th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
  3. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack North West of Vimy. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 551882
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7452-S010
Uploader's Notes: Pte. James Oliver is the son of 23428 L/Cpl. Sidney Oliver (KIA 24 April 1915) and Sophia Oliver of Trail BC and also the brother of 23429 Pte. William Evlyn Oliver (also KIA 24 April 1915). gar.
Uploader's Research notes:

158th Battalion Nominal Roll

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 225th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 158th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-06-30
Last modified: 2014-04-02