CORPORAL JAMES OATES 1917

Cpl James Oates 2nd/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action June 7, 1917 aged 25 – Bury Cemetery [He was interred at Vlamertighe Cemetery, Belgium]. A verse at the base of the memorial reads:

“He did his best, like all the rest

As did his comrades, too;

He answered the call at his country’s request

And died like a soldier true.”