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ly the fighting did not cease in Africa until over a week after
the ceasefire in Europe, due to the time it took to communicate
with the colonies.
He is buried at the Dar-Es-Salaam War Cemetery, grave 6.G.2-11.
The Stamford and Rutland news of 23rd January 1918 reports:-
“Kings Cliffe – Killed in Action – The sad news has reached Mr W T
Shrive of West Street, that his youngest son, Private J B Shrive, of
the Royal Fusiliers, was killed in East Africa on October 18th. Deep
sympathy is felt for the sorrowing relatives.
Private Shrive was for five years a Sunday school teacher at St John’s
Peterborough. Mr and Mrs Shrive have two other sons in the Army,
and one of them has been wounded. For some time they have been
anxious about their son, as they had not heard from him since the
middle of last September, when he was at Durban doing well.”
SHRIVE Oliver Sawford
Gunner 850871 Royal Field Artillery
Born 27th November 1889 in Oundle, Oliver was one of five
sons of William and Jane Shrive, who lived at Clockmakers
Cottage, on West Street, Kings Cliffe.
In 1911 Oliver and his family lived in Peterborough and he was
working as a groom.
He signed on with the army, probably in 1915, and then joined
one of the Royal Field Artillery batteries in Salonika in 1916.
The RFA were responsible for the medium-calibre guns and
howitzers deployed close to the front line, which were reasonably
mobile.
Four RFA brigades went to Salonika in October and December
1915, but, as Oliver does not have the 1915 Star medal, we
must assume that he did not reach the battlefield until after that
year.
Without knowing which brigade he was with it is not possible to
know what happened to him in Greece.
The Greek Prime Minister had asked the British to come to
Greece to help prevent the Bulgarians (on the German side)
from beating the Serbs. In fact, by the time the British arrived, the
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the ceasefire in Europe, due to the time it took to communicate
with the colonies.
He is buried at the Dar-Es-Salaam War Cemetery, grave 6.G.2-11.
The Stamford and Rutland news of 23rd January 1918 reports:-
“Kings Cliffe – Killed in Action – The sad news has reached Mr W T
Shrive of West Street, that his youngest son, Private J B Shrive, of
the Royal Fusiliers, was killed in East Africa on October 18th. Deep
sympathy is felt for the sorrowing relatives.
Private Shrive was for five years a Sunday school teacher at St John’s
Peterborough. Mr and Mrs Shrive have two other sons in the Army,
and one of them has been wounded. For some time they have been
anxious about their son, as they had not heard from him since the
middle of last September, when he was at Durban doing well.”
SHRIVE Oliver Sawford
Gunner 850871 Royal Field Artillery
Born 27th November 1889 in Oundle, Oliver was one of five
sons of William and Jane Shrive, who lived at Clockmakers
Cottage, on West Street, Kings Cliffe.
In 1911 Oliver and his family lived in Peterborough and he was
working as a groom.
He signed on with the army, probably in 1915, and then joined
one of the Royal Field Artillery batteries in Salonika in 1916.
The RFA were responsible for the medium-calibre guns and
howitzers deployed close to the front line, which were reasonably
mobile.
Four RFA brigades went to Salonika in October and December
1915, but, as Oliver does not have the 1915 Star medal, we
must assume that he did not reach the battlefield until after that
year.
Without knowing which brigade he was with it is not possible to
know what happened to him in Greece.
The Greek Prime Minister had asked the British to come to
Greece to help prevent the Bulgarians (on the German side)
from beating the Serbs. In fact, by the time the British arrived, the
207
