L/Corporal 30290 George James OAKEY                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Regiment & Unit

3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

Enlisted On/At

November 1914 at Stratford on Avon

Former Regiment

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Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Wednesday, September 25, 1918 aged 29

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of the Canal du Nord

Place of Death

Hermies

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Hermies Hill British Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The battalion were in a position near the Canal du Nord somewhere near Havrincourt preparing for an offensive due to start of 27th Sept. They were subject to a large bombardment which killed 3 men, including George, and wounded 6 others.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Oct Qtr 1889 - Crowle

Baptism Date & Place

 

Parents

William Ireaeus & Lydia Louisa, Bidford

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1918: Barton House, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

 

Occupation(s)

  • 1911: Gamekeeper

Other Information

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