In Memory Of

OATES, JOHN GERALD BEVERIDGE

Service Details
Age:
 37
Date of Birth:
 1907-06-17
Rank:
 Master
Unit:
 H.M. Telegraph Ship Alert.
Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
 1945-02-24
Cause of Death:
 Sunk while repairing the Dumpton Gap - La Panne cable in the Straits of Dover
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 4.
Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 London
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D S C, R D
Citations:
 DSC LG Sup 28 November 1944 pg. 5461 - "For gallantry, determination, skill and undaunted devotion to duty in carrying supplies in Merchant Ships to the assault area on the coast of Normandy"; Royal Naval Officer's Decoration LG Sup 9 June 1944 pg. 2761
Son of John Valentine and Nellie Oates. His brother also died in service