Oliver, George William
- Date of birth:
- 1904
- Service number:
- D/KX.77876
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
George William Oliver was the sole survivor of the submarine H.M.S. H49, after the ship was sunk by German Depthcharges from "UJ 116" and UJ 118" under the command of Wolfgang Kaden on October 18th, 1940 near Texel, the Netherlands. He spent the rest of the war as a POW at Milag and Milag Nord
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leading Stoker
- Unit:
- H.M.S. H49, Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- December 3rd, 1940
Received for courage, enterprise and resource during a successful patrol by H.M. Submarine.
LG 35007/6914.
Sources
- Photo 1: Christine Frahm
- - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 3rd December 1940, Issue 35007, dated 3rd December 1940
- Newspaper Article