Name
Edward Havelock Oliphant
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
12/07/1915
42
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Major
96th Berar Infantry
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY
II. B. 7.
Iran
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 28 Apr 1873 and baptised on 22 Jun 1873 in Kurnal, Bengal, India son of Vet. Lt. Col. George Albert Oliphant F.R.C.V.S and Mary Harriett (Wemyss) Oliphant. Educated at the United Services College 1884-90.
Wartime Service
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 25 Feb 1893 and promoted to Major on 25 Feb 1911. Died in Mesopotamia.
Additional Information
United Services College, Westward Ho, Devon amalgamated with Imperial Service College in Windsor in 1912 and then moved to Haileybury College, Hertford Heath in 1942.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
