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Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Biography -
- Oliver Salter -

O Salter Name : Oliver Salter

Son of : Mary Ann Salter, of Chale, Isle of Wight.

Born : 4 May 1879, Godshill, Isle of Wight.

Married : 31 Mar 1898, Alice Elizabeth Attrill, at the Register Newport, Isle of Wight. Five children :- Mabel Ellen (b. 1897), Abraham (b. 1899), Norah Alice (b. 1901), George (b. 1904) and James (b. 1911).
  Census information :

1881 : Abraham and Jane Salter, with their daughter Mary Ann, and grandson Oliver, aged 1 year, are at Walpan, Chale, Isle of Wight. Abraham Salter is a Dairy Man.

1891 : Abraham and Jane Salter, with their grandson Oliver, aged 11 years, are at Middle Bramston, Chale Green, Isle of Wight. Abraham Salter is a Dairy Man.

1901 : Oliver and Alice Salter, with their children, are at East View, Chale, Isle of Wight. Oliver Salter is a Cow Man.

1911 : Oliver and Alice Salter, with their children, are at Whitecroft, the County Asylum, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. Oliver Salter is a Farm labourer.

The family moved to South Farm, Whitecroft (part of the County Asylum) and he commenced work 5th June 1905 as Cowman & Carter, rising to Head Cowman/Carter.
  Service Details :

Private 11222 Oliver Salter, 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment.

Casualty Details :

Died : 16 May 1915, aged 36.

Buried at : Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

CWGC Record
  Commemorated on these Memorials :

Chale War Memorial
St Andrew's Church, Chale Roll of Honour
Chale School Roll of Honour

Whitecroft Hospital
Carisbrooke War Memorial
Gatcombe St Olave's Church Rolls of Honour
County War Memorial at Carisbrooke Castle
  Photo Gallery :

Chale : O Salter Chale : O Salter IWCP report Chale : O Salter grave Chale : O Salter grave
Oliver SalterIW County Press reportMedal Index CardOliver Salter's headstone in Bailleul Cemetery
  Acknowledgments :

Ann Barrett for photos and information. Oliver Salter was the grandfather of Ann's husband, the late Les Barrett (whose mother was Norah Alice Salter).
  Page status :
Page last updated : 2 May 2015



 
 

 
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