Name
Charles Ernest Olney
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/01/1918
39
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
M/300886
Army Service Corps
M.T.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
F 49
South Africa
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Northaw Village Memorial, Not on the Shenley memorials
Pre War
He was born about 1879 in Shenley one of 3 or 4 children of Charles and Ann. His father was a coachman and the family were living above stables in porters Park, Shenley.
In 1891 he was living with his widowed mother and 2 brothers in Northaw. By 1911 he was married to Florence and had three children and was employed as a coachman and living at 12, Kings College Mews East, Kings College Road, South Hampstead, London. He enlisted at Holloway.
Wartime Service
He died in South Africa.
Acknowledgments
Brian Lodge
