Censuses
1911 Census (Oakley, ref 014)
Name Frank Measey
Address: Royal Oak, Worminghall Road, Oakley
Building Public House
Age: 16
Born 1896
Status Single
Occupation Assisting in the father’s business
Other people on census
Father (Head): Joseph Measey (61, Widower, Inn Keeper and Small farmer, born 1850, Oakley, Bucks.
Brothers: Charles Measey (29, Single, , Assisting in the Business, born 1882, Oakley, Bucks)
George Measey (22, Single, Assisting in the Business, born 1889, Oakley, Bucks)
Sisters: Lucy Measey (19, Single, born 1892, Oakley, Bucks)
1901 Census (Oakley, ref 027)
Name Frank Measey
Address: Royal Oak, Worminghall Road, Oakley
Building Public House
Age: 6
Born 1895
Other people on census
Father (Head): Joseph Measey (50, Married, Farmer, small holding, born 1851, Oakley, Bucks.
Mother: Martha Measey (46, Married, born 1855, Oakley, Bucks.
Brothers: Albert Measey (19, Single, Ordinary agricultural labourer on Farm, born 1889, Oakley, Bucks)
Charles Measey (18, Single, Domestic House boy on Farm, born 1883, Oakley, Bucks)
Thomas Measey (16, Single, Cattleman on Farm, born 1885, Oakley, Bucks)
James Measey (14, Single, Ploughboy on Farm, born 1887, Oakley, Bucks)
George Measey (14, born 1887, Oakley, Bucks)
Sisters: Lucy Measey (9, Single, born 1892, Oakley, Bucks)
1891 Census (Oakley, ref 009)
Name Joseph Measey
Address: In the Village
Age: 39
Born 1852, Oakley Bucks
Occupation Farm labourer
Other people on census
Mother: Martha E. Measey (32, Married, born 1859, Oakley, Bucks.
Brothers: William Measey (11, born 1880, Farm Boy, Oakley, Bucks)
Albert Measey (9, Scholar, born 1882, Oakley, Bucks)
Charles H. Measey (8, Scholar, born 1883, Oakley, Bucks)
Thomas Measey (5, Scholar, born 1886, Oakley, Bucks)
James Measey (4, born 1887, Oakley, Bucks)
George Measey (2, born 1889, Oakley, Bucks)
Sisters: Mabel A. Measey (13, Single, born 1878, Oakley, Bucks)
Mary A. Measey (6, Scholar, born 1885, Oakley, Bucks)
1881 Census (Oakley, ref 009)
Name Joseph Measey
Address: Centre of the Village
Status Married
Age: 29
Born 1852, Oakley, Bucks
Occupation Farm Labourer and Grocer
Other people on census
Mother: Martha Measey (25, Married, Attends to Shop (Grocer) born 1856, Oakley, Bucks.
Brothers: William Measey (1, born 1880, Farm Boy, Oakley, Bucks)
Sisters: Mabel A. Measey (3, born 1878, Oakley, Bucks)
Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
First Names: Frank
Surname: Measey
Birth town: Oakley, Bucks
Residence Oakley, Bucks
Nationality: British
Date of death: 22nd June 1918
Death Place Salonika
Fate: Killed in action
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: 13795
Regiment Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Battalion 7th Battalion
Theatre of War Balkan Theatre
Age 23 years 5 month
Cemetery KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY
Grave D 744
Corporal Frank Measey
Personal information
Known as Frank Measey
Born: 8th January 1895, Oakley, Bucks
Pre-War Occupation Assisting in Father’s Business
Rank Corporal
Died: 22nd June 1918
Cause of Death Killed in Action
Age at death 23 years 5 month
Buried Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece
Family
Father: Joseph Measey (born c. 20 Oct 1848, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 20th Oct 1848 aged 5 weeks at Oakley Chapel; married 28th Feb 1878, Oakley Church; died Sept 1937, age 89, Oakley; buried 28th Feb 1937, Oakley Church)
Mother: Martha Elizabeth Measey nee Gladdy (born 1855, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 18th Nov 1855, Oakley Church; married 28th Feb 1878, Oakley Church; died Jul 1908, age 54, Oakley; buried 26th July 1908, Oakley Church)
Brothers (6) William Measey (born 1879, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 5th Oct 1879, Oakley Church)
Albert Measey (born 13th Jun 1881, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 26th Oct 1884, Oakley Church)
Charles Henry Measey (born 26th Oct 1884; died 11th November 1917, France; buried Aeroplane Cemetery, France)
Thomas Measey (born 3rd Aug 1885, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 14th Mar 1886, aged 7 months, Oakley Church, died 20th Jan 1917, France; buried Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieries, France)
James Measey (born 13th Oct 1886, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 24th Jun 1890, Oakley Church, died 9th Sep 1909, Tiddington, Oxon, cause of death: accident with horse and cart; buried 13th Sept 1909, Oakley Church)
George Measey (born 1889, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 24th June 1890, Oakley Church, died 5th Oct 1918 age 28 years 10 months, Chateau d’Oeux, Switzerland; buried Vevey (St Martin’s) Cemetery, Switzerland)
Sisters (3) Mabel Annie Measey (born 1878, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 5th Oct 1879, Oakley Church; married 14th Mar 1905 to Emma Mile)
Mary Ann Measey (born 8th Apr 1884, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 26th Oct 1884, Oakley Church; married Apr-Jun 1908 to Henry (Harry) Govier, Thame District; died Jan-Mar 1973, Aylesbury District)
Lucy Caroline Measey (born 21 July 1891, Oakley, Bucks, died Oct-Dec 1973, Aylesbury District)
Paternal Grandfather: William Measey (born 1811, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 1st Aug 1811, Oakley Church; married 4th Feb 1841, Oakley Church; died Jul 1896, age 84, Oakley, Bucks; buried 24th Jul 1896, Oakley Church)
Paternal Grandmother: Marianne (Mary Ann) Measey nee Nixey (born 1820, Oakley, Bucks; bapt. 12 Nov 1820, Oakley, Church married 4th Feb 1841, Oakley Church; died Dec 1859, age 38, Oakley, Bucks; buried 28th Dec 1859, service at Oakley Chapel)
Maternal Grandfather: William Gladdy (born 11th Dec 1823, Oakley, Bucks; bapt.: 14th Dec 1923, Oakley Church; married 21st June 1844, Oakley Church; died 31st Mar 1866 aged 43, Oakley, Bucks; buried 5th Apr 1866, Oakley Church)
Maternal Grandmother: Maria Gladdy nee Shirley (born 23rd Jan 1825, Little London, Bucks; married 21st June 1844, Oakley Church; died Oct 1901 aged 76, Oakley; buried 12th Oct 1901, Oakley Church)
Cemetery / Memorial
KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY.
Country: Greece
Identified Casualties: 1365
Location Information
Karasouli Military Cemetery is on the edge of the town of Polykastro (formerly Karasouli) which lies some 73 kilometres from Thessaloniki, between the River Axios (Vardas) and the south end of Lake Ardzan (now dry and replaced by a reservoir). The cemetery is behind the football stadium and is next to the Civil Cemetery.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun in September 1916 for the use of casualty clearing stations on the Doiran front. At the Armistice, it contained about 500 burials but was greatly increased when graves were brought in from other cemeteries.
Military background
BRITISH ARMY
Regiment during World War 1
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion
7th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Oxford as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Codford St. Mary to join the 78th Brigade of the 26th Division.
April 1915 Moved back to Oxford and then on to Fovant and Longbridge Deverill.
21.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne.
26.11.1915 Embarked for Macedonia from Marseilles arriving at Salonika and engaged in various actions against the Bulgarian Army including;
1916 The Battle of Horseshoe Hill.
1917 The Battles of Doiran.
1918 The Battle of Doiran and the Pursuit to the Strumica Valley.
30.09.1918 Ended the war east of Strumica, Macedonia.
On the 31st May 1918, the effective strength of the Battalion was 31 officers and 849 other ranks.
The Company Commanders were now as follows:
Company A, Captain N. J. Peirson;
Company B Captain L. A. Gibson;
Company C Captain G. Hulm;
Company D Captain J. C. Bartlett.
June 1918
The successful Greek and French offensive, launched at the end of May on the west side of the Vardar, and resulting in the capture of some 1,200 prisoners, raised great hopes of a general advance. But June was passed by the Battalion, as had been previous months, by tours in the front line and intervals at Smol Hill.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission list 392 British and Empire troops dying on 12th June 1918. 42 members of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry are buried in Karasouli.
Frank Measey was the only member of Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry to die on that day in Karasouli, Greece.
Cemetery / Memorial
KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY.
Country: Greece
Identified Casualties: 1365
Location Information
Karasouli Military Cemetery is on the edge of the town of Polykastro (formerly Karasouli) which lies some 73 kilometres from Thessaloniki, between the River Axios (Vardas) and the south end of Lake Ardzan (now dry and replaced by a reservoir). The cemetery is behind the football stadium and is next to the Civil Cemetery.
Historical Information
The cemetery was begun in September 1916 for the use of casualty clearing stations on the Doiran front. At the Armistice, it contained about 500 burials but was greatly increased when graves were brought in from other cemeteries.