Basic Details Surname Oldfield Forenames Jack Gender Male Information stated on memorial War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the details. He had been a weaving overlooker before the war and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Engineers Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Sapper Death and Burial details Country of death Egypt Country of burial Egypt Town of burial Alamein Cemetery War Cemetery Year of death 1942 Month of death June Day of death 29 Age at death 23 Manner of death reference Killed in Action