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In MemoriamPHINN, Oliver Sydney
  Lance Corporal (Highland Light Infantry, 1st Battalion)
  Killed in Mesopotamia (17-Jul-1916)
  Awards: Victory Medal, British War Medal

born:
joined:
left:
died:
08-Dec-1893
24-Aug-1908 (Westoe)
30-04-1909
17-Jul-1916

 

By the time Oliver Sydney Phinn joined Westoe Secondary School in August, 1908, his father had died and his mother, Mary Isabel Phinn, was working as a dressmaker.

When Oliver left the school, only 8 months later, he went to become a draughtsman with J Redhead shipyard.

For the war, he joined the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry and was killed while serving in Mesopotamia on 17-Jul-1916.

Known Addresses
1901: 9 Village Terrace
1908: 9 Village Terrace
1911: 2 Charlcote Crescent, East Boldon
Last updated: 13-Aug-2014 07:23

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