ISOB David Oliver -31st Division (A.E.F.)
Details:
In the eastern section of the churchyard.
Isolated BurialMemorial consisting of an engraved marble headstone marks the grave of Private David Oliver, who died from pneumonia onboard the troopship S.S. Derbyshire (also known as HMT Derbyshire) around its October 1918 arrival in the United Kingdom, where U.S. 31st Division units staged before onward movement into France.
Source of photo: www.findagrave.com
Monument Text:
IN
Loving Memory Of
Pvt David Oliver
118th Machine Gun. Batt. 31st Div. A.E.F.
Who Died On S.S. Derbyshire
Oct. 17th 1918,
In His 32nd Year.
Peace, Perfect Peace.
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Erected By His Sister Ada.
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Commemorates:
People:
Units:
118th Machine Gun Battalion, 31st Division
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
S.S. Derbyshire
United States Army
Wars:
WWI