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224257L/Cpl. Wilfred Oliver
British Army 2/4th Btn. Berkshire Regiment
from:Foundry Lane, Mexborough
My father, Wilfred Oliver, enlisted on 9th September 1916 after his brother, George William Oliver (24322) 8th Btn. York and Lancs was reported missing presumed killed on 1st July 1916. George is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and local Mexborough memorials.Wilfred was demobbed from the 2/4th Berkshires in 1919, then after a few weeks was admitted to hospital suffering from being unable to sleep or even wanting to eat. He had been wounded and buried during one battle in the war, he was dug out by his comrades. He had one wound stripe. He had a spell of convalescence in some huts on the east coast, south of Whitby. I am his fifth child, and if we asked about how we won the war he always told us a joke e.g. we had a peeing contest to see who could pee furthest, we reached the German trenches, they said we can't stand this and ran. Later, when he was retired, he did relate some stories which tallied with things written in the 2/4th diaries which I have read recently.
My father and mother were good parents to the six of us and we all loved them dearly.
George W Oliver
Wilfred Oliver - demob
G W Oliver Death Penny
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