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Oliver was born in 1891, the year his grandfather, Abram Lyle died, in Weybridge, Surrey to John Lyle, a sugar refiner and ship owner. He grew up in Surrey.
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During World War I he was an officer in the Highland Light Infantry Oliver started work at Abram Lyle"s sugar factory at Plaistow when he was 21 and did various manual jobs such as boiling sugar in the refinery pans. Philip died in 1955. Oliver was now the sole male survivor of the third generation of sugar Lyles. Oliver Lyle was a meticulous record-keeper, as can be seen in his pocketbook, which he carried around with him for over 30 years.
Oliver was an investor in Noel Macklin"s Invicta Cars Married Lilian Spicer in Chertsey, Surrey in 1914.
The couple had five children, John the eldest son went on to work in the family business.
