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Rifleman OLIVER WOOLVEN

Service Number: 576728
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment

17th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 August 1918

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS

X. E. 8.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James and Sarah Esther Woolven, of 48, Oakhill Rd., Benhilton, Sutton, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY JESU MERCY
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Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS
Somme France
Number of casualties: 3647
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