Matthew – Oakes – Great Central Railway – Private – 28/03/1918

Title

Matthew – Oakes – Great Central Railway – Private – 28/03/1918

Initials / forenames

Matthew

Surname

Oakes

Railway company

Great Central Railway

Military unit

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 3rd Coy.

Military rank

Private

Military number

87174

Railway department

Macclesfield, Goods Dept

Railway job

Drayman

Date died

28/03/1918

Magazine reference

Great Central Railway Journal, June 1918, p.226

Memorial

Arras Memorial

Notes

Killed in action.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Citation

“Matthew – Oakes – Great Central Railway – Private – 28/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/49035.