| Surname: | Oliver |
| Initials: | J A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/10517 |
| Notes: | MFP. Served home. 24/8/1885 he enlisted in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, No. 2901, age 18.2 years, occupation Labourer, address: father, 3 Bird Cottages, Holland Street, Brixton, London, served Home 24/8/1885 to 23/3/1900, South Africa 24/3/1900 to 16/7/1902, Home 17/7/1902 to discharge. He re enlisted in the KRRC, No. R/12520, Attested 1/5/1915, 15/5/1917 address 15 Whiteley Road, Upper Norwood, London SE, transferred to MFP date not known, 9/10/1916, Queensboro charged with striking a Pte, Rifleman, reduced to Pte, with APM B (Exeter) Area, 7/3/1918 Bristol charged with being drunk on duty in Baldwin Street at 9.10pm, reduced to Pte, serving with APM 5 (Bristol) Area. 9/12/1891 he married Lizzie Purcell at the Registry Office Dublin, 4/3/1919 to discharge. James Alfred Oliver |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/339 Page: 371 Nov. 20, 1903) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902 in the name of Pte. J Oliver, Mounted Infantry KRRC.Details of QSA not found. |