Oliver Golding

A Civilian, Oliver died on 13th of January 1942 aged 50. 

Oliver was born at Colchester on 27 February 1891 a son of James Edward Golding and Priscilla Golding. His family lived at 27 Saint Mary’s Road, Colchester. Oliver was baptised at Saint Botolph’s Church, Colchester, on 16 October 1900, and his family lived at 66 Priory Street, which was still their home in 1911 when Oliver was a grocer’s assistant. 

By 1915 Oliver was living at Bedford and working as a grocer for the Maypole Dairy Company at Silver Street. Oliver attested for the Army, at Bedford, on 16 August 1915. He joined the Royal Engineers, service number 522773. He was in hospital between December 1917 and March 1918 undergoing treatment for a hernia. He then served in France with 503 Field Company. Oliver was treated in hospital for influenza and pneumonia in late 1918. 
On 6 May 1917 Oliver married Louisa Skitterall at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft. Oliver was a Driver with the Royal Engineers, based at Barlow, Buckinghamshire, and Louisa lived at 68 Tonning Street. Once Oliver was discharged from the Army they lived at Fairhead Farm, Carlton Colville. 

In 1921 they lived at 5 The Prairies and Oliver worked as a shop assistant for the Mayole Dairy Company at 22 London Road. By 1939 they were living at 82 Lowestoft Road, Carlton Colville, and Oliver was a shop assistant. 

Oliver died at Waller’s Grocery, 86-88 London Road North, during the Waller Raid.