Oliver, Frank Albert
Age: 26
Date of birth: c1891
Parents: Frank and Mary Jane Oliver
Wife:
Address: 25 Albert Street
Occupation: Porter
Frank Albert was born in Belfast on 1st June 1891. His father, also Frank, was a serving soldier based in Northern Ireland. Frank was baptised at the Garrison Chapel on 21st June 1891.
By the 1901 census Frank senior was an Army Pensioner living at 24 Mill Street, Warwick. This was a large family with eight chidren, six boys and two girls. In 1911 the family had moved to 25 Albert Street.
According to the 1914 Spennell’s Directory of Leamington Frank was working as a porter.
Warwick Advertiser 15th December 1917
Military Service
Rank & Number: Gunner, 184254
Regiment/Service: 343rd Seige Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Brigade/Division:
Date of death: Friday, November 30, 1917
Cause of death/Battle: Died of wounds
Commemorated/Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Church
Contributors
- Unlocking Warwick Research Group
- Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
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