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Record #10859
Name :
: Victor Neville OXLEY (1887 - 1916)
  aka : Private Oxley


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Date of Birth
: 4 Sep 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Mar 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Dartford

Bexley Heath
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

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Notes[Editor's Note : It has been discovered that, in addition to the curious text below, V. N. Oxley travelled not with the Barnardos party but Saloon Class with his brother G.E. Oxley. Furthermore, he has been found to be returning to Canada on the SS Corinthian in 1905. How he came to be classed as a Home Child is unknown.]
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The following records have been discerned for Private Victor Neville Oxley.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Victor Neville Oxley
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1887
Registration District: Dartford
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 450

1901 English Census records place the family of Alice and George Oxley in Bexley Heath, Kent, England. In residence were children Erskine (19), Alan (18), Victor (14), Fergus (12), Olive (10) and Herman (8). George was a School Master by occupation.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: OXLEY
Given Name: Victor Neville
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-03-20
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-03-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also Film C-4715
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-496
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935
Name: Victor Neville Oxley
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Agnes Craig Fulton
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1916
Marriage Location: Victoria
Registration number: 1916-09-033391
BCA Number: B11371
GSU Number: 1983528

Attestation papers were signed 8 Nov 1915 in Victoria, British Columbia. Victor Neville Oxley was born 29 Mar 1887 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England. He was a Rancher by trade at 935 North Park, Uteel, Victoria, British Columbia. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Alice Oxley of 15 Goldsmill Road, Brighton, England. 5'8" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Transcription of the Toronto Star Article from 25 Nov 1916:
Two Brothers Killed in Action
Lieut. George Erskine Oxley, reported wounded on Nov. 18, was on a business trip in England when he enlisted with the 34th Battalion last June. He was later transferred to a Toronto battalion and three months later was in the trenches.
Lieut. Oxley, who is 35 years of age, was in the brokerage business in Toronto previous to enlistment. The day he went into the trenches his brother, Capt. Fergus Oxley, was killed. Another brother, Sergt. Victor Oxley of Vancouver, was also killed in September. He has two other brothers in arms, Lieut. Herman G. Oxley, Brighton Eng., and Capt. Allan Oxley, Suningdale, Eng. Lieut. Herman Oxley?s right arm was shattered from shoulder to the elbow last July, and he is now in a hospital in England. This makes five brothers in the army. Mrs. Oxley, who resides at 27 Delisle ave., also has two brothers in the firing line, Major Jas. M. Eakins, commanding officer of the 5th Brigade, and Corp. Robt. C. Eakins, of the 41st Battery.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the trenches south west of Courcelette, Somme, Picardia, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. A Oxley of 15 Goldsmill Road, Brighton, it was corrected to Mrs Agnes C Oxley of 1756 Coronation Avenue, British Columbia, and then to 2567-45 Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia. He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 1, Puisieux, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VIII. D. 30.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56459911 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-12-31 12:53:46 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2014-01-12 18:29:45 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23513 OXLEY, Alfred John1893ENG, LDN, London Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Rev. Robert Wallace  
16452 OXLEY, Frank1911ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12171 OXLEY, Kathleen1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11453 OXLEY, Thomas 1910ENG,    , Lytham May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10859 OXLEY, Victor Neville1887ENG, KEN, Dartford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN   
11438 OXLEY, Winifred1907ENG,    , Altrincham Sep 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association