Oldfield, Walter Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Henry |
Surname | Oldfield |
Gender | M |
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Date of Death | 23-03-1944 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. C. 11. |
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 125869 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 84 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Junction of Harrington Rd & Green Crescent, Desborough, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those men of 84 OTU who were lost flying from RAF Desborough |
Miscellaneous Information
Death registered in Kensington |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Committed suicide by coal gas poisoning. Inquest ruled that he took his own life while the 'balance of his mind was disturbed'. The incident took place in Notting Hill, suggesting it occured while F/O Oldfield was on leave. |