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Oram George Private 26927

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/14427

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SKR/DAT/IP/14427
Title
Oram George Private 26927
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Oram;

Forename(s): George;

Initials: G;

Number: 26927;

Rank: Private;

Born in: West Hartlepool;

Enlisted in: West Hartlepool;

Enlistment Date: 05-Dec-1915;

Resided in: Hartlepool;

Previous Number: 28318;

Previous Regiment: DLI;

Date of transfer to MGC: 08-Mar-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 9 Bn;

Date abroad: 17-May-1916;

How killed: D;

Where: France;

When killed: 26-Aug-1918;

Other Data: b 2/5/1896
War Office Weekly Casualty List 23/10/1917
"B" Coy, posted missing, Red X list Apr 1918
War Office Casualty List 25/6/1918 (posted missing)
POW Germany - died in captivity, heart failure after pneumonia
ICRC Ref: PA38746/38787
34 Richard St, West Hartlepool;

Other Notes: ORAM, Private, G, 26927. 9th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 26th August 1918. V. D. 1. Hautmont Communal Cemetery - Nord, France.

NOK: father - George Oram, 34 Richard St, W Hartlepool;

END OF RECORD.

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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Oram George Private 26927