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Private

William Wilmot Oldham

Service number 85820
Military unit 9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address 20, Coupland Place, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Date of birth
Date of death 04 Sep 1918 (30 years old)
Place of birth Beeston, Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies

He was a colliery banks man employed in picking coal.

Family history

He was the husband of Elizabeth (née Taylor) Oldham and the father of Lucy Henrietta (b. 27/3/1915) and Ruth (b.17/9/1916) Oldham. They lived at 20, Coupland Place, Somercotes, Alfreton, Nottinghamshire.

Military history

He attested in December 1915, probably as a Derby man, and arrived in France 7/8/1917.

Extra information

Oldham was connected to Beeston presumably because it was Eleanor's home town. They were married there.

Photographs

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