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2229672nd Lt. Thomas Oliver
British Army 9th Battalion, B Company Northumberland Fusiliers
from:South Shields
Thomas Oliver joined as a private in the Medical Corp on the 25th September 1914 (aged 20). He was at Tidworth 29th September 1914, at Torquay on 1st of December 1915, Buford on 2nd of June 1916, Warminster on 21st of June 1916. He then went to France with the BEF and No 51 Field Ambulance RAMC and was later discharged on appointment to a commission.
Thomas was commissioned on 26th of September 1916 and appointed a temporary commission as 2nd Lieut posted to the 3rd (Training) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was posted to the BEF in France on 26th October 1916 and joined B Company, 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was wounded in the trenches to the east of Orange Hill, near Arras on 18th April 1917, being buried under German shell fire six times within an hour, with slight gas and shell shock. He was removed and evacuated to hospital in the UK. He was not discharged for over 12 months until 26th April 1918.
Thomas was reapointed on the 6th of May 1940 to serve as an officer with the RAOC until 15 March 1954 by which time he was aged 60. He passed away in Chester Le Street, County Durham in 1959.
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