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290577 Leading Stoker Oliver WRIDE


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Grateful for any info on this man who died Wed. 19 May 1915 and is buried in Christchurch Churchyard, Hanham Near Bristol.

Would like to know when and where he enlisted and if possible if he was involved in the Dogger Bank Action earlier in 1915.

Thanks

Dave

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His ADM188 (ratings' service papers at the PRO/NA) should list any gratuities, along with the date and/or name of the action; and even if it doesn't it will list ships and dates upon which he served aboard, so you can work out with near certainty if he was at that action from a list of such vessels.

They should also list place of birth and often has division to which he was attached (Portsmouth, Chatham, Plymouth etc.)

Given his entirely numeric service number, he would have joined before 1907.

Richard

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Richard

Many thanks for the info and lead.

Dave

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Dave:

I found this on the 1901 census:

gordon

Record information Original image

Name: Oliver Wride

Age in 1901: 18

Estimated birth year: 1883

Household: View other family members

Gender: Male

Where born: S Mare,Weston

Civil parish: Portsmouth

Ecclesiatical parish: All Saints

County/Island: Hampshire

Country: England

Street address: View image

Condition as to marriage: View image

Education: View image

Employment status: View image

Occupation: View image

Source information: RG13/999

Registration district: Portsmouth

Sub-registration district: Portsea and Landport

ED, institution, or vessel: Royal Sailors Rest

Folio: 147

Page: 5 (click to see others on page)

Household schedule number: 1

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Dave:

Also from the 1891 census:

gordon

Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County

Wride, Charles 12 Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset Grandson Weston Super Mare Somerset

Wride, Joseph 38 Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset Son Weston Super Mare Somerset

Wride, Oliver 9 Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset Grandson Weston Super Mare Somerset

Wride, Phoebe 73 Churchill, Somerset Head Weston Super Mare Somerset

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Gordon

Thank-you

Dave

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