Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of John P. and Mary Oakley, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Marion Oakley.
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Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
In honoured memory.
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Lt R. S. OAKLEY C.I.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 51 reads: “Lt Rupert Simpson OAKLEY The Royal Regt of Canada. Former student in University College, 1927-29. Killed in action in the raid on Dieppe, France, 19 August 1942. Buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France. “
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The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Rupert Simpson Oakley
From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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In honoured memory.
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The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Lt R. S. OAKLEY C.I.C.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 51 reads: “Lt Rupert Simpson OAKLEY The Royal Regt of Canada. Former student in University College, 1927-29. Killed in action in the raid on Dieppe, France, 19 August 1942. Buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France. “
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The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 103 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
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