Oliver Harry Pte. 4458220 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 11:29, 13 January 2023

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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture in 1942 after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture in 1942 after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022, aged 103. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022, aged 103. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living at Danesbury, 1, The Avenue in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground, eventually as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 21st June 1945. Margaret served in the A.T.S. Lived at Sherburn Village.		\|Home address=Harry attended Cornforth Lane School and left at 15. He was living at Danesbury, 1, The Avenue in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a local haulier (Talbot's) and then worked underground, eventually as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery (owned by Dorman Long), though he did not return to mining after the War. He was a keen sportsman and cyclist - being a member of Coxhoe Cycling Club. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 21st June 1945. Margaret served in the A.T.S. Lived at Sherburn Village.
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70bgadmin at 11:26, 13 January 2023

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	\|Army number=4458220		\|Army number=4458220
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. ~~No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in~~ November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Liberated by American Forces 4/5/1945. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. Conscripted on 13th November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Liberated by American Forces 4/5/1945. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camps 9C Thorn, Sondershausen Work Camp 739, Molsdorf, Hmenau, Hildburghausen, Molsdorf, Freyburg, Muhlhausen, Unterbreizbach. PoW Number 9660.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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	\|Joined Brigade=Probably December 1939 following initial training.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably December 1939 following initial training.
	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture in 1942 after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022, aged 103. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945. Lived at Sherburn Village.		\|Home address=Harry was living at Danesbury, 1, The Avenue in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground, eventually as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 21st June 1945. Margaret served in the A.T.S. Lived at Sherburn Village.
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70bgadmin at 12:34, 8 January 2023

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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945. Lived at Sherburn ~~Colliery~~.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945. Lived at Sherburn Village.
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70bgadmin at 12:32, 8 January 2023

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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945. Lived at Sherburn Colliery.
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70bgadmin at 12:31, 8 January 2023

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	\|Army number=4458220		\|Army number=4458220
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Liberated by American Forces 4/5/1945. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
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	\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=After initial training as a Rifleman, Harry was trained as a Driver - particularly on Bren Carriers.		\|Task or role=After initial training as a Rifleman, Harry was trained as a Driver - particularly on Bren Carriers, although had no opportunity to work in that role once with 10th Battalion.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably December 1939 following initial training.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably December 1939 following initial training.
	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though he did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945.
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70bgadmin at 12:28, 8 January 2023

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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central Q1 1945.
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70bgadmin at 12:26, 8 January 2023

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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=Harry was living in Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother ~~Eliza~~ A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Coxhoe, near Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Elin A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.
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70bgadmin at 12:17, 8 January 2023

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	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.
	~~\|Home address=Surviving Veteran as at 31/7/2013.~~
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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	\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
	\|Home address=was living in Durham in 1939. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery. Father Henry, mother Eliza A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.		\|Home address=Harry was living in Durham in 1939 according to the General Register. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery, though did not return to mining after the War. Father Henry, mother Eliza A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.
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70bgadmin at 12:15, 8 January 2023

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	\|Army number=4458220		\|Army number=4458220
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date confirmed as yet but understood to be November 1939. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No accurate enlistment date confirmed as yet but he was understood to have been conscripted in November 1939. Posted to the DLI Depot at Brancepeth for initial training. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.
	\|Home address=Surviving Veteran as at 31/7/2013.		\|Home address=Surviving Veteran as at 31/7/2013.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=~~Not yet ascertained~~.		\|Date of birth=13/3/1919 in Sedgefield District.
	\|Age=~~(At~~ the time of his death~~). 103~~.		\|Age=103 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=~~Not known~~, ~~but probably Rifleman~~.		\|Task or role=After initial training as a Rifleman, Harry was trained as a Driver - particularly on Bren Carriers.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably ~~1/9/~~1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably December 1939 following initial training.
	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=~~Not so far as is known~~.		\|Wounded=Yes - bayonetted during recapture after an escape attempt from PoW custody.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
			\|Home address=was living in Durham in 1939. Pre-war Harry worked for a haulier and then worked underground as a hand putter at Bowburn Colliery. Father Henry, mother Eliza A. Married Margaret Middleton (1921 - 2013) in Durham Central 1945.
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70bgadmin at 14:29, 12 December 2022

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	\|Army number=4458220		\|Army number=4458220
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date confirmed as yet but ~~probably Summer~~ 1939. Posted ~~? 6th Bn DLI, Posted~~ 10th Bn DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date confirmed as yet but understood to be November 1939. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Notified as being a Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (probably captured 20/5/1940). Repeated Escape Attempts carried out. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 7/7/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 9C. PoW Number 9660.
	\|Home address=Surviving Veteran as at 31/7/2013.		\|Home address=Surviving Veteran as at 31/7/2013.
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	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 24th May 2022. Thanks are due to Harry's daughter for making us aware of his death.
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	To read Harry's Obituary on the Northern Echo Website please click here https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/20191119.harry-oliver/		To read Harry's Obituary on the Northern Echo Website please click here https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/20191119.harry-oliver/

			To read an article about Harry please click here https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/i-lucky-came-home-97-12164744