In Memory Of

OAKLEY, HERBERT HARRY

Service Details
Age:
 29
Date of Birth:
 1915-02-16
Service No:
 213754V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Regiment:
 Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1944-10-20
Cause of Death:
 Died in accident, crushed when his tank overturned while busy with Infantry/Tank co-operation maneuvers between FC/CTH and the 6 SAAD Reserve Armoured Regiment
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 I, E, 14.
Cemetery:
 CASERTA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Son of Charles John and Flora Caroline Oakley (nee Ashford), of Orange Grove, East London, Cape Province. Husband of Ilva Edith May Oakley (nee Currin), of 40 Goldschmidt Street, East London. Born in East London. A Motor Vehicle Driver for the SAR&H. He had no children.