Frederick William Oldham

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270159

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Commemorated at:

Paris Presbyterian Church, Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Nottinghamshire

Birth city:

Bulwell

Address at enlistment:

Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Paris, Ontario

Employer:

Penmans No. 1 Mill

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

BX July 26, 1918

In the casualty report issued from Ottawa this morning Private Frederick William Oldham is reported as ill. He belonged to the infantry, and left here with the 215th Battalion.

BX February 23, 1956

Frederick William Oldham

PARIS – Frederick W. Oldham, 236 Grand River Street, north, a well-known member of the Paris Presbyterian Church died Wednesday at the Willett Hospital. Born in Bulwell, England, he had lived in Paris for the past 44 years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church choir, the Sons of England, Paris Lawn Bowling Club and Branch 29, of the Canadian Legion. At one time he was a member of the Brantford Schubert Choir. He is survived by his widow, the former Ethel Smith; one son, Water, of Paris; and a sister, Miss E.A. Oldham, England. He is resting at the Cummings funeral home, 13 Banfield Street, where service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. Walter Kennedy will officiate. Interment will be in Paris Cemetery.