| Date of birth: | 1899 |
| Place of birth: | Southampton |
| Service No.: | 38760 |
| Rank: | Rifleman |
| Regiment / Division: | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) |
| Battalion: | 1/17th London Regiment |
| Died: | 1st September 1918 aged 19 years |
| Death location: | France |
Life before the War
Charlie was born 1899 in Southampton. His parents were Charles and Emily Kate, nee Gritt, who married in 1888 in the New Forest District, Hampshire.
His siblings were:
Thomas James b.1890
Florence Kate b.1891
Harold George b.1903
In 1901 the family were at 20 Zions Hill, Southampton. Charles was working as a Stonemason’s Labourer.
They had moved to 20 Lansdown Hill, Southampton by 1911. Charles was still working as a Stonemason’s Labourer whilst Thomas was a Corn Merchant’s Carter and Florence was working as a Domestic Servant.
| Name: | Charlie John Oakley |
| Residence: | Southampton |
| Death date: | 1st September 1918 |
| Death Location: | France & Flanders |
| Enlistment location: | Southampton |
| Rank: | Rifleman |
| Regiment: | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) |
| Battalion: | 1/17th London Regiment |
| Number: | 38760 |
| Type of Casualty: | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War: | Western European Theatre |
| Comments: | Formerly 8/20684, 34Th T.R. |
Charlie died on the 1st September 1918, age 19. He is Remembered with Honour at the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
