Private (5th Bn.)

Richard Samuel Oakley

Son of Robert and Jane Oakley, of Panton Districts Portland, Jamaica.

Service No.

6398

Regiment

British West Indies Regiment

Died (Aged 21)

13/10/1916

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Buried or commemorated at

Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton

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