{"id":2183,"date":"2026-03-23T21:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=2183"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:45:59","slug":"oehkle-harold-stuart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=2183","title":{"rendered":"OEHLKE Harold Stuart"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2183\" class=\"elementor elementor-2183\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bbbbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bbbbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06af1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06af1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11547 Private Harold Stuart Oehlke (Oakley)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a781d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a781d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27th Divisional Army Cyclist Corps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d97bf3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d97bf3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0897ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0897ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"medals\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL21lZGFscy0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1-832x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1-1248x1536.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/medals-1.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd84c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bd84c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"rims\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIzMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3JpbXMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-1024x328.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-1536x492.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rims-2048x656.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c16a50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c16a50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d61b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d61b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">British War Medal and Victory Medal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3bd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87c3bd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d179d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d179d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990fa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990fa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FAMILY<\/strong><\/p><p>Harold Stuart Oehlke was born in Camberwell, South London, on 12<sup>th<\/sup> Feb 1896.<\/p><p>On the 1901 census, he is now 5 years old and living with the family in Manor Road, Brockley, South-East London. The household consists of his German-born Father Hermann (42), who is a watchmaker, his mother Eliza (34) (born in Bethnal Green, East London), his older brother Hermann (7) and Stanley (2).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fafd49 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fafd49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96086f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c96086f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harold-or-Herman-Oehlke.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Harold or Herman Oehlke\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIyMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0hhcm9sZC1vci1IZXJtYW4tT2VobGtlLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harold-or-Herman-Oehlke-227x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harold-or-Herman-Oehlke-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harold-or-Herman-Oehlke.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171cb90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"171cb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Stanley.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brother - Stanley\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0Jyb3RoZXItU3RhbmxleS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Stanley-176x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Stanley-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Stanley.png 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79e2ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e79e2ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4e6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de4e6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the 1911 census the family has moved to 151 Brockley Road (shortly after called Upper Brockley Road), Brockley. Whilst his brother Hermann (17) is still at school, Harold himself (15) is now working as a Junior Clerk in an estate agents.<\/p><p>Harold\u2019s father Hermann was naturalised as a British subject 12th January 1914, which was just as well, as the Great War began shortly afterwards on 28th July 1914.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379e300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379e300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LO7dCBida5fmVD64PArV0ah0go.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"LO7dCBida5fmVD64PArV0ah0go\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0xPN2RDQmlkYTVmbVZENjRQQXJWMGFoMGdvLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LO7dCBida5fmVD64PArV0ah0go.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LO7dCBida5fmVD64PArV0ah0go.jpg 377w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LO7dCBida5fmVD64PArV0ah0go-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">City of London Police. Notice to Alien Enemies. \u00a9 IWM Art (Pst 8365)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecf264 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eecf264\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad37435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad37435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can\u2019t know if Hermann and his family were subject to any <a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=2210\">anti-German hostility<\/a>, but it is very likely. It is perhaps understandable why Harold may not have wanted to volunteer, even throughout the government-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=2156\">Derby Scheme<\/a>, whereby men of fighting age were pressured to enlist.<\/p><p>He was finally compelled to attest on 6<sup>th<\/sup> March 1916, just a few days after the Military Service Act came into effect. The form shows he had received notice to attend. At the time he was working as a tailor, and is shown to be 5 ft 7 \u00bd inches tall.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc08a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cc08a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a55bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7a55bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1214d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1214d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Herman-Oehlkeoakley.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brother - Herman Oehlke(oakley)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIxMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0Jyb3RoZXItSGVybWFuLU9laGxrZW9ha2xleS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Herman-Oehlkeoakley.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Herman-Oehlkeoakley.png 491w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brother-Herman-Oehlkeoakley-183x300.png 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Whilst this photograph was labelled as being Herman (sic) Oehlke, I could find not records of him serving in the military, so I believe this to be Harold Oehlke.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d96e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96d96e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f8a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6f8a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was sent, shortly afterwards to join the 27<sup>th<\/sup> Division who had landed in the Greek port of Salonika (now Thessaloniki) in February, having previously fought on the Western front. The Salonika campaign, sometimes called the Macedonian front had begun the previous October and was formed as a result of an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cca92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22cca92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63799d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63799d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations-IWM.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations IWM\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL1NhbG9uaWthX0FybXlfQ2hyaXN0bWFzX0NhcmRfMTkxNl9kaXNwbGF5aW5nX3NvbGRpZXJzX29mX2FsbF9BbGxpZWRfbmF0aW9ucy1JV00uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations-IWM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations-IWM.jpg 800w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations-IWM-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salonika_Army_Christmas_Card_1916_displaying_soldiers_of_all_Allied_nations-IWM-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN, 1915 -1918 (Q 67857) The Salonika Army Christmas Card 1916 displaying soldiers of all Allied nations taking part in the campaign. From left to right standing: Montenegrin, British, Serbian, Italian, French Colonial Zouave, Indian, Greek. Kneeling: French Colonial Cochin Chinese, Russian, French, French Colonial. Copyright: \u00a9 IWM. Original Source: http:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/205315079<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa7aba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa7aba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ea69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ea69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The British Salonika Force (BSF) fought alongside French, Greek, Italian, Russian and Serbian contingents. British and French colonial troops from the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and Indochina also took part. Of a total allied force of around 600,000 men the BSF numbered 220,000 men at its peak strength.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07d7b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a07d7b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe8b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe8b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"army-cyclist-corps-badge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL2FybXktY3ljbGlzdC1jb3Jwcy1iYWRnZS5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/army-cyclist-corps-badge.jpeg 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48a8eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b48a8eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68b753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c68b753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harold appears to have served as a cyclist, including with the machine gun corps. Cyclists in Salonika were equipped as infantrymen, and were often used for reconnaissance and scouting. They were also frequently used for labour tasks, and sometimes frontline fighting.<\/p><p>Unlike the Western Front, where trench warfare limited their mobility, the varied terrain more fluid nature of the Macedonian front allowed cyclists to operate effectively behind the lines and in the sector&#8217;s valleys. Most notably, cyclists were used to great effect patrolling the Struma valley in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbea6a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbea6a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fae888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fae888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrolling-the-Struma-Valley-on-bicycles-1917-copyright-National-Army-Museum.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Patrolling the Struma Valley on bicycles, 1917 - copyright National Army Museum\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIzMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL1BhdHJvbGxpbmctdGhlLVN0cnVtYS1WYWxsZXktb24tYmljeWNsZXMtMTkxNy1jb3B5cmlnaHQtTmF0aW9uYWwtQXJteS1NdXNldW0uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrolling-the-Struma-Valley-on-bicycles-1917-copyright-National-Army-Museum-768x494.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrolling-the-Struma-Valley-on-bicycles-1917-copyright-National-Army-Museum-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrolling-the-Struma-Valley-on-bicycles-1917-copyright-National-Army-Museum-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrolling-the-Struma-Valley-on-bicycles-1917-copyright-National-Army-Museum.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Patrolling the Struma Valley on bicycles, 1917 - copyright National Army Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f60224 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f60224\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea37a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea37a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/struma-line.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"struma-line\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3N0cnVtYS1saW5lLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/struma-line.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/struma-line.jpg 709w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/struma-line-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The \"Struma-line\" on the Macedonian front.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef3a15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ef3a15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5d993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a5d993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Struma Valley, the British used cyclists and cavalry to patrol and fortify villages in order to deny them to the Bulgarians and Turks. Both sides evacuated the valley in the summer, owing mainly to the prevalence of malaria. There were a total of around 160,000 cases of malaria treated in aid stations and hospitals, which accounted for almost the entire fighting force of the BSF. One such case was Harold. Upon his return to England, his papers note he had been treated for malaria, and the army considered him to be \u201c10%\u201d disabled due to this. Many men had health problems for the rest of their lives from the complications of Malaria from the Salonika campaign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38284a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c38284a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff7bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eff7bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawing-by-J.-A.-Stewart-for-the-Cyclists-and-Corps-Cavalry-Christmas-card-of-1917.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"drawing by J. A. Stewart for the Cyclists and Corps Cavalry Christmas card of 1917\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIyMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL2RyYXdpbmctYnktSi4tQS4tU3Rld2FydC1mb3ItdGhlLUN5Y2xpc3RzLWFuZC1Db3Jwcy1DYXZhbHJ5LUNocmlzdG1hcy1jYXJkLW9mLTE5MTcucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawing-by-J.-A.-Stewart-for-the-Cyclists-and-Corps-Cavalry-Christmas-card-of-1917.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawing-by-J.-A.-Stewart-for-the-Cyclists-and-Corps-Cavalry-Christmas-card-of-1917.png 680w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/drawing-by-J.-A.-Stewart-for-the-Cyclists-and-Corps-Cavalry-Christmas-card-of-1917-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Drawing by J. A. Stewart for the Cyclists and Corps Cavalry Christmas card of 1917<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a048b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a048b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28ed2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d28ed2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LCPLFR1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"LCPLFR~1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0xDUExGUjEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LCPLFR1-259x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LCPLFR1-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LCPLFR1.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An example of a typical scout cyclist - LCpl Fred Braysher of 28th Divisional Cyclist Company in Salonika, early 1916. The clue to the location and date is the slouch hat which was \u2018in vogue\u2019 with the BSF in spring and early summer 1916, until sun helmets were issued. Note the mounted rifle on the bicycle's frame.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f702c4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f702c4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ffcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48ffcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can\u2019t be sure which engagements Harold was part of, but his Division was in action in the following places &#8211;<\/p><p>30 September \u2013 2 October 1916: the capture of Karajakois<\/p><p>3-4 October 1916: the capture of Yenikoi<\/p><p>17 November and 6-7 December 1916: the battle of Tumbitza Farm<\/p><p>14 October 1917: the capture of Homondos<\/p><p>1-30 September 1918: the final offensive in Salonika, including the division\u2019s part in the capture of the Roche Noir Salient (1-2 September), the passage of the Vardar river and pursuit to the Strumica valley (22-30 September)<\/p><p>Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased on 30 September, with the 27th Division by then in the area Kosturino \u2013 Rabrovo \u2013 Cestovo. The division continued to advance and passed Krupnik by the end of October. 27th Division was ordered to halt and turn about on 2 November, embarking in December for operations on the Black Sea. It reached Constantinople on 19 December and opened HQ at Tiflis in January 1919. The division was not disbanded until 24 September 1919, by which time it was at Batum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17700dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17700dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b6317 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76b6317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3496168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3496168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-Upper-Brockley-Rd.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"151 Upper Brockley Rd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzE1MS1VcHBlci1Ccm9ja2xleS1SZC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-Upper-Brockley-Rd-768x568.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-Upper-Brockley-Rd-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-Upper-Brockley-Rd-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-Upper-Brockley-Rd.png 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">151 Upper Brockley Road, today.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407b425 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"407b425\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca1f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca1f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harold returned to England at the end of 1919, having served overseas for two and a half years. In 1921 he is living back at 151 Upper Brockley Road with his mother, working once again as a tailor. Eliza is listed as a widow, and following her husband\u2019s death has changed her name to Oakley, no doubt to avoid any of further <a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=2210\">anti-German hostility<\/a> following the end of the war. Harold himself has also changed his name likewise, indeed it would seem the whole family did the same. A search uncovered a copy of Harold\u2019s brother Stanley\u2019s deed poll to officially change his name in 1924.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9daea26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9daea26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9e8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9e8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harold married in 1927 to Winifred Ester Knock. They had a son Derek Stuart Oakley on 11th April 1929.<\/p><p>It would appear that the marriage didn\u2019t last, as Harold is shown living with a married couple at nearby 3 Upper Brockley Road on the 1939 register, although his wife and son are absent. At this time he is employed as a metal foundry labourer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b974ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b974ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"3 Upper Brockley Rd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzMtVXBwZXItQnJvY2tsZXktUmQucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd-768x643.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd-768x643.png 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd-1024x857.png 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-Upper-Brockley-Rd.png 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">3 Upper Brockley Road, today.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b34a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49b34a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0140723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0140723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winifred can be found living quite some distance away in Ludlow, Shropshire with their son, Derek (now 10). She is not employed, and living with a couple called Charles and Hilda Preece. Charles is a lorry driver. There is strong evidence to suggest, though, that Winifred and Harold resumed co-habiting at a later date.<\/p><p>Harold died in hospital in Greenwich 12<sup>th<\/sup> April 1957. His home address is once again given as 151 Upper Brockley Road. He left his estate of \u00a33043 to his son Derek.<\/p><p>He is buried in Grove Park Cemetery in South London. Today, his grave (M-157) is sadly unmarked.<\/p><p>Winifred&#8217;s burial entry shows she was living at 151 Upper Brockley Road at\u00a0 the time of her death in 1962, and she is buried in the same plot (M-175) as Harold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c074648 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c074648\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f384fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f384fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20260320_130128\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjYwMzIwXzEzMDEyOC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130128.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Harold Stuart Oakley - Grove Park Cemetery Plot M-175<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecbb86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ecbb86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20260320_130144\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjYwMzIwXzEzMDE0NC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260320_130144.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Harold Stuart Oakley - Grove Park Cemetery Plot M-175<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a563a95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a563a95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770448f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"770448f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Burial Register\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjIxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0J1cmlhbC1SZWdpc3Rlci1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-768x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-1536x928.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burial-Register-2048x1237.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Entry in Burial Register<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52c3a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d52c3a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd4129 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfd4129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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0h200v136c0 13.2 10.8 24 24 24zm-8 171.8c-20-12.2-33.3-29-42.7-53.8 4.5-18.5 11.6-46.6 6.2-64.2-4.7-29.4-42.4-26.5-47.8-6.8-5 18.3-.4 44.1 8.1 77-11.6 27.6-28.7 64.6-40.8 85.8-.1 0-.1.1-.2.1-27.1 13.9-73.6 44.5-54.5 68 5.6 6.9 16 10 21.5 10 17.9 0 35.7-18 61.1-61.8 25.8-8.5 54.1-19.1 79-23.2 21.7 11.8 47.1 19.5 64 19.5 29.2 0 31.2-32 19.7-43.4-13.9-13.6-54.3-9.7-73.6-7.2zM377 105L279 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-6v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9zm-74.1 255.3c4.1-2.7-2.5-11.9-42.8-9 37.1 15.8 42.8 9 42.8 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Full Service Records (PDF)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MIC.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Medal Index Card<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medal-Roll-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Medal Roll Entry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1901-2-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1901 Census<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1911-2-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1911 Census<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1921-3-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1921 Census<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marriage-1927-Winifred-Esther-Knock-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Marriage Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1939-1-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Probate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wife-Burial-Register-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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