Identity
Person No.
23885
Service No.
11805
Last Name
First Name
Oliver Edward
Initials
O E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
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Country
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Notes
Son of the late Robert and Sarah Spiller; husband of Esther Maria Spiller, of 126, Brand Rd., Berea, Durban, Natal.
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #138 Private SPILLER, Oliver Edward, age 27, Force No 11805, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia 17/10/1890; a blacksmith by profession; married PMB 24/12/1913; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914 – 1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France & Belgium; killed in action east of Frezenburg Ridge, Ypres, Belgium. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ieper, Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Kynoch Factory, Amanzimtoti (now at Mills Bomb Moth Shellhole, Warne…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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