Name
Harley Oliver
1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
26/09/1915
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/3267
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LOOS MEMORIAL
Panel 15 to 19.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no Headstone. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing in France.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, Church of St Mary the Virgin Memorial Cheshunt, Not on the Waltham Cross Memorial
Pre War
Harley Oliver was born in Kingsthorpe, Lincolnshire, in late 1894, son of Harry Oliver a, Plumber and Susannah (nee Cartman) Oliver. One of four children.
1901 Census records Harley aged 5, living with his parents, brother Lewis (8) and sister Mary (3) at, Thatched Cottage, Theobalds Grove, Cheshunt, Herts.
1911 Census, Harley (16) is working as a Plumber, living with his parents, sisters Mary (13) and Violet (8) at, Rush Lodge, Theobalds Park, Waltham Cross, Herts.
Wartime Service
Harley enlisted in London, posted to the “The Buffs” (East Kent Regiment) with the service number G/3267.
In July 1915, Harley and the 8th Battalion, were stationed at, Aldershot, Hampshire, under going final training. He arrived with his Battalion in France on 31st August 1915. Just 26 days later on 26th September 1915, he was Killed in Action, aged 20, at the Battle of Loos, France. (Battle of Loos 25th Sept – 8th Oct 1915) he has no known grave; he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing.
Additional Information
The SDITGW records his place of birth as Rugby, Warwickshire, all other records have Kingsthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
