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John Oakes

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Forename John
Surname Oakes
Middle Name Wilfred
Memorial St Peter's, Hindley
Age 24
Address
Parents' Address 86 Wigan Road, Hindley
Township Hindley
Rank Senior sick berth attendant
Occupation or place of work Snr Ass. Belle Greene Lane branch of Hindley Co-op Soc.
Regiment Royal Naval Sick Berth Reserve HMS Pembroke
Day of Death 18
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Wounded in air raid, died in a naval hospital, Gillingham
Place of Burial Hindley Cemetary
Regiment Number 16195
Name of War First World War
Location Unknown
Additional Information Son of Thomas & Helen
Ref: CWGC, WO 20/7/18