We remember John Henry Oldfield

We remember John Henry Oldfield

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Liverpool, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7698065 Source:9186766 17th February 1881
1900
enlistment Source:7698065 27th January 1900
1900
service Royal Navy Private 10183 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Source:7698065 27th January 1900 - 28th January 1903
1914
service Royal Navy Private PLY/10183 (RMR B245) HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry Source:7698065 5th August 1914
marriage Mary Source:9186764
1915
death Killed in Action aboard HMS Goliath, torpedoed by Turkish Destroyer The Dardanelles Turkey Source:9186764 Source:9186765 13th May 1915
burial Plymouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Plymouth Hoe, Devon United Kingdom Panel 7 Source:9186764

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Henry
Initials JH
Last Name Oldfield
Source 7698065
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 10183 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Private
Royal Navy PLY/10183 (RMR B245) HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary wife

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Official Records

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Royal Marines 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Selena49658
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Selena49658

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Multimedia

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Plymouth Naval Memorial Selena49658
Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 7 Selena49658

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