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L/Cpl. Wilfred Oliver

British Army 2/4th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment

from:Mexborough, South Yorkshire

Wilfred Oliver: note the black button worn after his brother was killed in action.

Wilfred Oliver was born in 1899 and enlisted on 9th September 1916. He transferred to the Reserve on 6th March 1919. He was a Lewis Gunner and served in both Belgium and France. Wilfred was awarded one blue chevron and one wound stripe. His brother George William Oliver, born 1893, was killed on 1st July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, after which Wilfred wore a black button on his uniform.



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