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Harold Frederick Oakley

In memory of:

Private Harold Frederick Oakley

August 2, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

A/106717

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of George and Freda Oakley, of Kitchener, Ontario; husband of Isobel G. Oakley, of Kitchener.

Commemorated on Page 406 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

XIV. G. 9.

Location:

This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Harold F. Oakley– Private Harold F. Oakley service photo

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    Photo of Harold F. Oakley – Private Harold F. Oakley service photo
  • Other– Helmet mk2 with the number of the deceased found on a site of earthwork in a sector of combat of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment with the number of matricule A106717. Normandy Bourguébus

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    Other – Helmet mk2 with the number of the deceased found on a site of earthwork in a sector of combat of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment with the number of matricule A106717. Normandy Bourguébus
  • Other– MK2 helmet found in Normandy about 16 years ago on a construction site. number A106717

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    Other – MK2 helmet found in Normandy about 16 years ago on a construction site. number A106717
  • Other– MK2 helmet found in Normandy about 16 years ago on a construction site. number A106717

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    Other – MK2 helmet found in Normandy about 16 years ago on a construction site. number A106717
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of HAROLD FREDERICK OAKLEY– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of HAROLD FREDERICK OAKLEY
    Photo of HAROLD FREDERICK OAKLEY – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery– ce jour 2 aout 2021 , 77 ans après, jour pour jour en Normandie

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – ce jour 2 aout 2021 , 77 ans après, jour pour jour en Normandie

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