Birth: July-September 1911 Guildford, Surrey, UK
Father: Benjamin Lewis Oliver 1873-1940
Mother: Edith Amy Mansell 1879-1955
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown
Death: 13 April 1984 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Buried: Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Unknown
Birth of Greville R Oliver, mother's maiden name Mansell, in FreeBMD in July-September 1911 in Guildford (2a 192).
His sister was also born in Guildford in 1913.
There is an entry in the Supplement to the London Gazette dated 29 December 1942 p5639 for 621204 Flight Sargeant Greville Rex Oliver No 150 Squadron under Distinguished Flying Medal, and another in Supplement to the London Gazette dated 3 October 1944 p4525 "Air Ministry, 3rd October 1944 Royal Air Force General Duties Branch Appointment to commission as Plt. Offs. on prob (emergency):- Wt Offs [...] 6212204 Grenville Rex Oliver (55981). 8th Aug.".
There are six entries in the Ancestry New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 for Greville Rex Oliver living in Christchurch Central, Canterbury in 1954 to 1969 and Lyttelton, Canterbury in 1972 to 1981.
Entry in Billion Graves for Greville Rex Oliver born 1912 died 1984, and buried in Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. "Remembrance/Greville Rex/Oliver/Died 13th April 1984/Aged 72 Years".
Greville Rex Oliver was my tenth cousin.
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