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Pte. · 2/1 Oxfordshire Yeomanry, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

Oscar Rimington

† 09/10/1916 · Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 10 A and 10 D

Personal data

NameRimington
InitialsO.
Christian nameOscar
Date and place of birthLittleworth, Wing, Bucks; 1893
FamilySon of Charles and Grace Amelia Earp. Married to Sarah Emily May Pitchford (19.08.1916)

Extra information

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Like his father and his two brothers, Oscar worked at Ascott, the summer home of Leopold and Marie de Rothschild. In 1911 he is listed as a hall boy, by 1913 as a telegraph clerk.

Military data

Service number32854
RankPte.
Regiment / Unit2/1 Oxfordshire Yeomanry, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Date of death
Cemetery / MemorialThiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 10 A and 10 D

Other information

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"In remembrance of"
Information 2
Transferred to 6 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Information 3
His brother-in-law, Archie Pitchford, was at his side when he fell.
Information 4
One of his brothers, Pte Charles Earp Rimington, served with the R.A.M.C. and survived.

Sources

Source
BRT36
Source 2
Personal file