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Cyril oxford
« on: Wednesday 22 April 09 22:51 BST (UK) »
 :) :) :)Hi all iam looking for any information on a sargent cyril .j. oxford from markfeild he on the honour roll for 1944 he lived on broad lane markfeild not much more known about him only this from the billet newspaper  and he was missing in action from operation Arnhem.
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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 22 April 09 23:06 BST (UK) »
There appears to no Cyril Oxford on the CWGC....If he was missing, he must have been found! ;D

There are certainly no Oxfords which would have been killed around Arnhem, either Op Market, or Op Garden. :o

Which "honour roll" are you talking about that is is on?
One more charge and then be dumb,
            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 April 09 23:29 BST (UK) »
 :) :) :)Hi
all it says is operation Arnhem nov 1944 killed in action in italy. and there are a list of soldiers who were killed . there is a paratrooper jack sheffield age 24 hermitage road coalville and then cyril oxford sargent broadlane markfeild .operation Arnham
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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 22 April 09 23:43 BST (UK) »
 :) :) :)its what the billet magazine states that he was missing on that date
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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 23 April 09 00:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Danone on Wednesday 22 April 09 23:29 BST (UK)
:) :) :)Hi
all it says is operation Arnhem nov 1944 killed in action in italy. and there are a list of soldiers who were killed . there is a paratrooper jack sheffield age 24 hermitage road coalville and then cyril oxford sargent broadlane markfeild .operation Arnham
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Arnhem is in Holland, and not Italy....And took place in Sept 1944

The "Bridge Too Far" Op, was Op "Market Garden" as I mentioned before...There was NO Op Arnhem...

I think it may be best if you scan the list in and we can look at it... ;)

If you look on CWGC there are NO Cyril Oxfords AT ALL!! ;D

There is a HAROLD Oxford, Sgt RAC KIA Italy in AUG 1944, but nothing else that fits...

http://www.cwgc.org/search/SearchResults.aspx?surname=oxford&initials=&war=2&yearfrom=1939&yearto=1947&force=&nationality=6&send.x=36&send.y=16


Actually, there is no Sheffield in the Airborne units KIA either, on CWGC...

http://www.cwgc.org/search/SearchResults.aspx?surname=sheffield&initials=&war=2&yearfrom=1939&yearto=1947&force=Army&nationality=6&send.x=14&send.y=9

VERY odd...

Pse do scan the page, put a photograph up that we can read!
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            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 24 June 15 11:16 BST (UK) »
Oxford.C.J.      Sergeant   4859963      POW   Stalag 12A


Don't have a unit at the moment for him, but will see if I can find anything

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Re: Cyril oxford
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 09 July 15 00:42 BST (UK) »
Thank you Phillip
That's the person I was after
Danone
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