| Surname: | Oakley |
| Initials: | E E |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7687469 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in London Se and resided in Canterbury. Name spelt Oaklfy in Army Roll of Honour. Captured North Africa, May 1942. Inscription on gravestone: Treasured memories of Ernest my beloved husband Madge. Unit War Diary 50 Div Pro Coy WO 169/4163. 27/5/42 believed to be POW 7684624 Sgt Crowson, 7684491 L/Cpl Taylor R, 7687469 L/Cpl Oakley attached from 150 Bde Pro Unit, 7689440 L/Cpl Middleton H, 7684618 L/Cpl Burrell, 7614955 Cpl Harvey J M. Crowson, Taylor, Burrell escaped and returned to unit. Casualty List 865 Middle East, Missing 4/6/1942. Casualty List 911, Middle East, previously missing on List 891, now not missing, date not reported. POW Italian POW Camp No. 52, Chiabari (north west coast), Stalag VIIIC, Konin Zaganski, Poland. Casualty List 1201, Corrections, List 925, Middle East, POW previousy reported missing on List 911, 4/6/42, rank A/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1743, POW previously reported POW in German hands (Germany) now reported killed in action, List 825, corrected by 1201, Middle East, Died 19/2/45. Ernest Edward Oakley. |
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| Imprisonment: | Stalag VIII C POLAND 🇵🇱 |
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| Date of Death: | Feb. 19, 1945 |
| Company: | 50 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2202355 |
| Cemetery: | BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, GERMANY 🇩🇪 |
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