219675 Rfmn. Albert George Oliver British Army 20th Btn. London Regiment from:Deptford, London My Grandfather Albert Oliver was born in 1896 in Deptford, South London. He served with the 20th London Regiment. My family have limited information on his joining up as we have been informed that his records were destroyed in the blitz in WW2, what we do have is a letter from LRB Regimental Care Committee on 8/6/1918 informing his family that he is a POW in Germany, also with this letter is a list of items that can be sent, normal items, boots, socks, personal care, etc but interestingly money by money orders, sheet music, chess,and draughts, educational books only. each POW was sent six food parcels every four weeks costing £3/1/06 and the families asked what amount they were able to contribute, all interesting reading. We don't know were he was held but we know he made numerous attempts to escape finally ending in him being shot and wounded, ending in any further chances of escape
Lastly I have two photos, one is a named group by Joyce of Warminster of the 20th London Regt mentioning CSM A.E Dawes awarded DSM in London Gazette 26th July 1927, the other is a rare picture showing my Grandfather with two other soldiers from different regiments taken at the POW camp. He returned and married Harriett Harris at Greenwich in 1920 had five children and passed away in 1974 aged 78. Additional Information: | I have since found more information as to where my grandfather was taken prisoner, it seems he was captured at Oppy, a small village near Gavrelle, north east of Arras on 28th of March 1918 and sent to Parchim North Germany, records state he was with the 1st London Rifle Brigade army number 315202, born London 16/12/1895, prisoner number 26364Ron Oliver
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