Name
Frederick George Oliver
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
08/10/1916
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
A/36223
Canadian Infantry
4th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VIMY MEMORIAL
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hertford Town Memorial, Christchurch Plaque, now in Holy Trinity Church, Bengeo
Pre War
Born on 17th Jul 1883 in Finsbury Park, London and baptised on 23 Sep 1883 in Hertford son of Frederick and Annie Oliver of The Rising Sun, Port Vale, Hertford.
He had been a soldier in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment sometime prior to his enlistment in Canada.
It was reported that he had been in Canada for about ten years before the war and was farming a Government plot of about 160 acres, but enlisted early in the war and went to France, however he had seen hi parents about three months before his death.
Wartime Service
He enlisted at Edmonton, Alberta on 6th January 1915. Returning to Europe to fight.
After arriving in France, they were attached to the 1st Canadian Div. In 1916 they took part in a number of the Somme battles including Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval and Le Transloy and the Ancre Heights, where, on attacks against the Schwaben Redoubt and Stuff Redoubt Frederick was killed.
His father was sent the news of Frederick's death by General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Defence, he wrote on November 10. 1916:
"Dear Mr. Oliver,
Will you kindly accept my sincere sympathy and condolence in the decease of that worthy citizen and heroic soldier, Pte. Frederick George Oliver.
While one cannot too deeply mourn the loss of such a brave comrade, there is a consolation in knowing that he did his duty fearlessly and well, and gave his life for the cause of Liberty and the up building of the empire.
Again extending it to you my heartfelt sympathy."
Additional Information
www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=547355
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Terry & Glenis Collins
