3 CDO BDE Oakley, Derek Alick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Oakley​

• FORENAME

Derek Alick​

• UNIT

R.M. Editor of Globe and Laurel​

• RANK

Captain​

• NUMBER

​

• AWARD

Member of the Order of the British Empire​

• PLACE

1984​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 27.10.1926 Worcester Park, London​

son of Alick Frank and Kathleen Sybil (nee Lewis) Oakley​

educated King's College School, Wimbledon​

OTC, Home Guard and ARP​

commissioned 1.9.1944 2Lt R.M. (Portsmouth Division)​

45 Commando 1950-51 (Malaya)​

42 Commando (B Troop) 1956 (Suez)​

3 Commando Brigade Intelligence Officer 1962 (Brunei) and 1963-66 (Sarawak)​

HMS Theseus​

HMS Newcastle​

HMS Unicorn​

ADC to Lord Mountbatten (Colonel Commandant RM) ​

Editor of Globe and Laurel (RM magazine) 1968-86​

retired 1986​

married Pamela Bate 1948 (died 1999) (5 children Graham, Neil, Malcolm, Jenny and Phil)​

died 22.9.2019 Hayling Island, Hampshire​

London Gazette 49768, 16th June 1984, Page 5​

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