Name
Thomas Oakley
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
22/10/1916
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
SD/5742
Royal Sussex Regiment
12th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
I.H.21
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Holy Trinity Church Memorial, Weston
Pre War
Born in Weston in 1895, son of John and Sarah Oakley of Damask Green. Baptised at Weston on 3 March 1895. 1911 Census: living with widowed mother Sarah and sister May at Damask Green, Weston, Stevenage, Herts and working as a Farm Labourer.
Wartime Service
Died of wounds received at the Somme when capturing a German 1st line at Stuff Trench where heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy and many prisoners taken.
Additional Information
Mother Sarah granted a war gratuity of £3.
Acknowledgments
Peter Handy, Brenda Palmer
