Herbert Ernest Oliver

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Herbert Ernest Oliver was born during 1872 in Horsington, Somerset, the son of Henry John Oliver and Elizabeth Mary Oliver (nee Hussey). By 1881 the family had moved to Ham Common, Gillingham, Dorset, and later still to Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Herbert had married Sarah Jane Rogers at St. Andrews Church, Mottisfont, Southampton, Hampshire, on 1 Mar 1898 and they set up home in Coppice Street, Shaftesbury. According to the Absent Voters List of 1918, Herbert was serving with the Royal Defence Corps as a Private (Service No. 8792). No other military information has been found. The 1921 Census shows he was then living at 20 St, James Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Boot and Shoe Repairer. His death was recorded on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, during 1925.