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Frederick Oliver

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Frederick Oliver

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: 202477
  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 4th/5th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 22
  • Date of Death: 31.07.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 37

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Ploughman, Borlick Farm, Aberfeldy
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    Ethel Couttie, 8 Wolseley St, Dundee & 1 Brother

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Frederick Oliver

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

Fred Oliver   202477   Black Watch

ABERFELDY PLOUGHMAN KILLED.

Mrs Couttie, 8 Wolseley Street, Dundee, has been notified of the death in action of her brother, Lance-Corporal Fred Oliver, Black Watch, on 31st July last.

Lance-Corporal Oliver, who was 22 years of age, went to the front two years ago, and was wounded in August, 1916.  Prior to enlistment he was employed as a ploughman on Borlick Farm, Aberfeldy.  Another brother is with the colours.

Dundee Courier 23rd August 1917

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, further additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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