Oswald Armitage Carver (1887 - 1915)

Biography

Oswald Carver is Notable.

Oswald represented Great Britain in Rowing in the London Olympics of 1908.

Rowed for Cambridge in 1908; bronze medal Olympian

Oswald's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1887 in the Stockport district.^[1]

In the 1901 census Oswald (age 14) was the boarder of Francis S Lamsbotham in Godalming, Surrey, England.^[3]

Oswald married Betty Hobart in 1911 in Tonbridge, Kent. ^[4] They had two sons, John and Dick. The London Gazette describes him as having died of wounds received whilst serving at the Dardanelles.

"CARVER, Capt. Oswald Armitage. 1st/2nd (East Lancs) Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 7th June 1915. Age 28. Son of Oswald William and Kate Carver, of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire; husband of E A N Carver, of West Runton House, West Runton, Norfolk. A.7." UK Commonwealth War Graves Commission ^[5]

Probate: "CARVER Oswald Armitage of The Hollies Marple Cheshire died 7 June 1915 at the Dardanelles on active service Administration (with Will) London 21 September to the Public Trustee. Effects £2450 19s 9d." ^[6]

After his death, Betty married Bernard Montgomery, later Field Marshall Montgomery (Viscount Montgomery of Alamein).

Research Notes

• Find My Past;

Carver Oswald A 1911 England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Tonbridge, Kent, England

First name(s) Oswald A Source Gro War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 To 1921) Last name Carver Records year range 1915 Sex Male Archive reference ARO1 Birth year - Volume O.2 Death year 1915 Page 138 Registration year - Line number 68 Rank Lieutenant Temporary Captain Archive General Register Office Unit or regiment Royal Engineers Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials War First World War, 1914-1918 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Branch of service - Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Decoration - Collections from Great Britain, UK None Type Armed Forces

First name(s) Oswald Armitage Country England Last name Carver Record set London Gazette 1665-2018 Publication year 1915 Category Directories & social history Issue date 28 Sep 1915 Subcategory Newspapers & Magazines Issue number 29310 Collections from England, Great Britain Periodical London Gazette

• Ancestry;

Name: Cpt Oswald Armitage Carver Birth Date: 2 Feb 1887 Birth Place: Marple, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England Death Date: 7 Jun 1915 Death Place: Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Cemetery: Lancashire Landing Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Elizabeth Adah Noel Montgomery URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56511632/oswald-armitage-carver

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Carver, Oswald Armitage (Mother's maiden name: Armitage).
   GRO Reference: 1887 Jan-Feb-Mar in Stockport Volume 08A Page 4.
2. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2788; Folio: 54; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6097898
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #3197566 (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Oswald A Carver (4) son in household of William O Carver (35) in Marple, Marple in Stockport registration district in Cheshire, England. Born in Marple, Cheshire, England.
3. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
   Class: RG13; Piece: 606; Folio: 87; Page: 24; ED, institution, or vessel: 4; Household schedule number: 86
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #4598456 (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Oswald A Carner (14) boarder in household of Francis S Lamsbotham (50) in Godalming in Guildford registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Morple, Cheshire, England.
4. ↑ UK FreeBMD Marriage Index Dec qtr 1911, vol 2a, page 1709
5. ↑ Military: "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2706 #135704 (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Name: Oswald Armitage Carver; Gender: Male; Age: 28; Birth Date: abt 1887; Death Date: 7 Jun 1915; Cemetery: Lancashire Landing Cemetery Gallipoli; Burial Country: Turkey; Regiment: Royal Engineers; Region or Memorial: Gallipoli; Father: Oswald William Carver; Mother: Kate Carver.
6. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #4116822 (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Oswald Armitage Carver probate on 21 Sep 1915 in London, England. Died 7 Jun 1915 in Cheshire, England.

See Also:

• Wikipedia:Oswald_Carver
• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/741351
• https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/37252