Allan Reid "Speedy" Oliver

1896 - 1988  (91 years)

• Name	Allan Reid "Speedy" Oliver
  Born	25 Mar 1896	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244279194
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, 111th Overseas Battalion / 29th Highlander ,
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Regiment / 111th Battalion
  Died	5 Feb 1988	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	sportsman, soldier
  Name	Reid Oliver
  Name	Speedy Oliver
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Residence	45 James St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-66428
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I66428	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Joseph Oliver,   b. 25 May 1862, Ashton, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Lillico "Maggie" McDougall,   b. 20 Aug 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F17337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Christine Wilkinson,   b. 29 Oct 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Oct 1923	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Dorothy Oliver
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Allan Reid Oliver from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  COL. A. REID "SPEEDY" OLIVER The sports' achievements of A. Reid "Speedy" Oliver are legend in the Cambridge area. He was catcher for the Galt Terriers who won the Inter-County Senior Baseball championships fourteen times. He was also a fine junior hockey player, gaining his nickname in this sport. He went overseas with the 11th Battalion as a signals' officer in the First World War and later served with the Royal Flying Corps in France. On his return to Canada he became commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Highland Light Infantry. During the Second World War he was in command of the HLI Reserve Battalion, attaining the rank of colonel. He later commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade, became honorary lieutenant-colonel of the regiment and was awarded the Volunteer Decoration Medal. Waterloo Region Museum \\ Inductees - M to O. (2017). Waterlooregionmuseum.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/region-hall-of-fame/inductees-m-to-o/ __________________________ OLIVER, A. Reid On Friday, Feb. 5, 1988, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 92nd year. Reid Oliver, formerly of James St., Galt, was the husband of the late, Marion C. Wilkinson. Dear father of Dorothy (Mrs. Jack Brown) of Cambridge; dear grandfather of four and great-grandfather of three. Predeceased by two sisters, Mary and Elsie. Mr. Oliver was a member of Knox Galt Presbyterian Church, the Alma Lodge, AF and AM and the Galt Legion, Branch 121. He served over-seas in the First World War with the 111th Battalion in England and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He commanded the Highland Light Infantry from 1934-1938 and the Second Infantry Brigade from 1938-1942. He was active for many years in local baseball and hockey. He was a former alderman in Galt and served on the Galt School Board of Education. He was employed with R. McDougall Co. Ltd., as an executive, retiring in 1960 after 47 years. There will be no visitation. A private family service will be held at T. Little & Son Funeral Home, 223 Main St. E., Cambridge. Cremation has taken place with entombment of ashes, in Mount View Mausoleum. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Feb 1988 pg B11

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-11 Page 3. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 17. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 039343 (1896). Name:Allan Reid Oliver Date of Birth:25 Mar 1896 Gender:Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Andrew J Oliver Mother's name:Maggie McCeryall [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022232 (1923). Name:Allan Reid Oliver Gender:Male Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1896 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:4 Oct 1923 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew J Oliver Mother:Margaret McDougall Spouse:Marion Christine Wilkinson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1896 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Oct 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Feb 1988 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - sportsman, soldier - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth