Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Herbert Oakley

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Herbert Oakley

November 17, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/153350

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Oakley, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 199 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BATH (HAYCOMBE) CEMETERY
Somerset, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot 51. Sec. H. Row R. Grave 246.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Herbert Oakley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Herbert Oakley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Herbert Oakley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Herbert Oakley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY
    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY
    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY
    Photo of WILLIAM HERBERT OAKLEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Other
    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Other
    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Other– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Other
    Other – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • Newspaper Clipping– Toronto "Pages of the Past" online 1943, Dec. 15 p. 7

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Toronto "Pages of the Past" online 1943, Dec. 15 p. 7

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: