York Casualty Roll of Honour - O

Oakley, Reginald
Lieutenant 15th Bn. attached to the 8th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th August 1916. Aged 21. Son of Caleb and Ellen Oakley, of 39, Grosvenor Terrace, York. Born Altofts, Normanton, Yorks. Buried Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, I. D. 13. Commemorated on the St Michael Le Belfrey Church War Memorial and in The King’s Book.

Oberhoffer, George Henry Joseph
Private 6149, 18th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 18th February 1916. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, V. A. 18. George Oberhoffer was born and lived in York and enlisted in Epsom. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

O’Boyle, Peter
Serjeant 319402, 2nd Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 16th August 1917. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 42 to 47 and 162. Peter O’Boyle was born and enlisted in York. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

O’Connell, Albert
Corporal 275403, 1st/7th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Died 8th December 1917. Aged 29. Son of the late Daniel and Eliza O'Connell, of Manchester; husband of Esther Ann O'Connell, of 17, Carnot St., Leeman Rd., York. Buried Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France, V. A. 18.

Ogram, Arthur
Lance Corporal 84144, Royal Fusiliers, posted to 2nd/4th Bn., London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died 1st September 1918. Aged 22. Son of Walter Charles and Leila Frances Ogram, of 10, Fenwick St., Bishopthorpe Road, York. Buried Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, Somme, France, XI. A. 8. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

Oliver, Albert E.
Private 10033, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action14th February 1916. Buried Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, H. 2. Albert Oliver was born and enlisted in York.

Oliver, John Thomas
Private 3537, 1st/5th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 28th September 1916. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D. John Oliver was born and enlisted in York.

Oliver, William J.
Lance Corporal 8237, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 14th April 1918. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 42 to 47 and 162. William Oliver was born in York and enlisted in Leeds. Commemorated on the Leeman Road District War Memorial.

Oman, Herbert
Private 77348 16th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died between 18 and 22 May 1915. Aged 21. Son of Mrs. Maria Dorothy Oman, of 46, Bootham Crescent, York, England, and the late G. F. W. Oman. Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Commemorated on the St Michael Le Belfrey Church War Memorial and in The King’s Book.

Ormsby, John
Lance Corporal 7796, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 22nd September 1914. Aged 23. Son of Mrs. John Ormsby, of 9, Trafalgar St., Bishopthorpe Rd., York, and the late John Ormsby. Commemorated La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.

Outhwaite, Edward Hall
Private 59644, 8th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 10th October 1918. Buried Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, O. 278. Commemorated on the St Martin-le-Grand Church War Memorial and in The King’s Book.

Outhwaite, Henry
Private 35503, 2nd Bn., Yorkshire Regiment. Died 8th May 1918. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 52 to 54 and 162A. Commemorated on the St Martin-le-Grand Church War Memorial and in The King’s Book.

Outhwaite, John William James
Private 235081, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 7th June 1917. Aged 29. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Outhwaite, of 35, Market St., York. Buried Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, IV. C. 13. Commemorated on the St Martin-le-Grand Church War Memorial, the York Post Office Memorial and in The King’s Book.

Ovenden, George
Company Serjeant Major 5892, 10th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 5th May 1916. Aged 32. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ovenden; husband of Jane Ovenden, of 14, Rose St., Haxby Rd., York. Buried Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France, I. A. 1. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

Overton, Lawrence Launcelot
Private 42910, 10th Bn., Essex Regiment. Killed in action 26th April 1918. Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 51 and 52. Lawrence Overton was born in York, lived in Sandgate, Kent and enlisted in Dover. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

Owen, Harry Kenneth Mostyn
Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Sorceress". Died 16th February 1918. Aged 18. Son of Col. Henry Mostyn Owen and Hilda Mostyn Owen, of Acomb House, York. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, 28. Commemorated on the St Martin-le-Grand Church War Memorial.

Oxberry, David
Private 11667, 2nd Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 5th March 1917. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D. David Oxberry was born in St Lawrence, York and enlisted in York. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

Oxlade, Edward
Sergeant 815, 11th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action 6th August 1915. Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey, 33. Commemorated in The King’s Book.

Oxtoby, George Alfred
Lance Corporal T4/249586, 1st Coy. 49th Div. Train, Army Service Corps. Died 23rd February 1918. Aged 23. Son of John William and Isabella Potter, of 17, Margaret St., York; husband of Irene Constance Knaggs (formerly Oxtoby), of 30, Alma Grove, York. Buried Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, IV. F. 57. Commemorated on the St Denys Church War Memorial, Walmgate and in The King’s Book.

Oxtoby, Thomas Edward
Private 40582, 17th Bn., Royal Scots. Died 25th August 1917. Aged 20. Son of Thomas M. and Louisa Oxtoby, of 5, Fishergate, York. Buried Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, I. E. 16. Commemorated in The King’s Book.