Commemorated: | |||
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches twice | ||
Early Life :
Born Hornsey, 1886, to Frederick and Catherine Colliver.Educated at Dover College. School House 1899 – 1903. Played hockey for France in 1904. Married 1910 and was resident at "Chaulder", Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, moving to "Rolleston", Essex Road, Watford.
Member of the Stock Exchange from at least 1908 to at least 1923. In 1908 he was a Clerk acting for Mrssrs. Cobham Collivers & Company, banking with the London Joint Stock Bank and by 1911, was listed and working as a Dealer.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Field Artillery |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Woodroffe Colliver, MC and Mentioned in Despatches twice
His son - Anthony Edward Colliver born 3 April 1914 died of wounds in Libya December 1941.
Probate COLLIVER Herbert Woodroffe of The Bridgewater Arms Hotel Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire died 9 October 1957 at West Herts Hospital Hemel Hempstead Hertforshire Probate Oxford 11 December to Midland Bank Executor and Trustee Company Limited and John Frederick Colliver stockbroker. Effects £24890 15s. 3d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
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| Mother : | No. | |
| Joined : | Old Dovorian No. 5647 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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Founder and First DC of the Lodge
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley