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Wilfred Lawson OATES

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Surname: OATES

Forename(s): Wilfred Lawson

Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire

Service No: 18733

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion

Division: 23rd Division

Age: 22

Date of Death: 1916-10-04

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. D. 35.

CWGC Cemetery: ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Wilfred Lawson Oates was the son of Arthur and Mary Jane Oates, née Dinsdale. Arthur was born at Leeds, Yorkshire and Mary at Manchester, Lancashire.

1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 21, Albion Road - William [sic] L. Oates, aged 6 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, son of Arthur and Mary J. Oates.

1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 21, Albion Road - Wilfred Lawson Oates, aged 15 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, son of Arthur and Mary Jane Oates.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Wilfred L. Oates, 18733, West Riding Regiment.

See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

EARBY

OATES, Wilfred Rawson [sic], aged 22, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, 46, Victoria Road, killed in action in France Oct. 4, 1916.

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Private Wilfred Lawson OATES

Private Wilfred Lawson OATES

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 23rd Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 23rd Division

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Surname: OATES

Forename(s): Wilfred Lawson

Born: Burnley, Lancs

Residence: Earby, Yorks

Enlisted: Keighley, Yorks

Number: 18733

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion: 10th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 04/10/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: OATES

Forename(s): W L

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 18733

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Unit: 10th Bn.

Age:

Awards:

Died Date: 04/10/1916

Additional Information:

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27 October 1916

OATES – Killed in action in France on October 4, Pte. Wilfred Rawson Oates, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, 46, Victoria Road, Earby, aged 22 years.

27 October 1916

EARBY – TWO LADS AMONG THE KILLED

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, 46, Victoria Road, Earby, received the sad news last week of the death of their son, Pte. Wilfred Rawson Oates, West Riding Regiment, who was killed in action in France on the 4th inst., the day following his 22nd birthday. Deceased had been at the Front about six months and prior to joining the Army was employed as a warehouseman at Messrs. A. J. Birley’s Victoria Mill. Several letters of condolence have been received by the bereaved parents from Earby Comrades in the same Battalion, including Ptes. Jas. Walker, H. Snell, Edgar Shuttleworth, and L. Hill. The last-mentioned wrote:– “Your son was in the act of bombing the enemy out of a sap, and did his duty until the last. I am sure he has the praise of all by his devotion to his work. We all liked him and all miss him. The parcel you sent him was divided amongst his comrades, which, I feel sure, would be in accordance with your wish, rather than that it should be sent back. Please accept my own and my comrades’ greatest sympathy in your loss.” Pte. Oates was a young man of exemplary conduct, and took a deep interest in the Temperance movement both before and since he joined the Army.

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27 October 1916

OATES – October 4th, in France, Pte. Wilfred Rawson Oates, of the West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, of 46, Victoria Terrace, Earby, aged 22.

27 October 1916

TWO EARBY LADS AMONG THE KILLED

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, 46, Victoria Road, Earby, received the sad news last week of the death of their son, Pte. Wilfred Rawson Oates, of the West Riding Regiment, who was killed in action in France on October 4th inst., the day following his 22nd birthday. Deceased had been at the Front about six months, and prior to joining the Army was employed as a warehouseman at Messrs. A. J. Birley’s Victoria Mill. Several letters of condolence have been received by the bereaved parents from Earby comrades in the same battalion, including Ptes. Jas. Walker, H. Snell, Edgar Shuttleworth, and L. Hill. The last-mentioned wrote:– “Your son was in the act of bombing the enemy out of a sap, and did his duty until the last. I am sure he has the praise of all by his devotion to his work. We all liked him and all miss him. The parcel you sent him was divided amongst his comrades, which I feel sure would be in accordance with your wish, rather than that it should be sent back. Please accept my own and my comrades’ greatest sympathy in your loss.”

Pte. Oates was a young man of exemplary conduct, and took a deep interest in the Temperance movement both before and since he joined the Army.

07 June 1918

CRAVEN AND THE WAR

Earbv Prisoners of War

Pte. Alexander Oates, K.O.Y.L.I., (previously reported missing on March 27th) has written to his wife (5, Victoria Street, Earby), stating he is a prisoner and quite well. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oates, 68, Water Street, whose other son, Pte. Wilfred Oates, was killed in France in October, 1916.

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