William Charles Oldman

An Engineman with H.M. Drifter Ocean Retriever, William died on 16th of September 1918 aged 27. 

William was born at Oulton on 20 May 1891, a son of Samuel and Ellen Oldman. In 1901 his family lived at The Street, Oulton, and by 1914 they were living at Bridge Road, Oulton Broad.  

On 16 December 1915 William married Ethel Maud Newson at Saint Margaret’s Church. Ethel lived at 41 Oxford Road. 

William joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 7 December 1914 and served on the minesweeping trawler Ocean Retriever. William was accidentally drowned by falling overboard. His body could not be recovered.