William, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, although so many of our comrades must have been blow...
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William Arthur Oakes
Private
Service No. 8801
Age 30
Died on 1 July 1916
Seaforth Highlanders
SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2
Somme, France
Son of George and Harriett Oakes; husband of Eliza Stow (formerly Oakes), of 15, Romford Place, Erith, Kent.
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William, O valiant heart, who to your glory came….your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
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