Wally Oakes
Wally Oakes | |
|---|---|
Class 86 electric locomotive 86 260, named Driver Wallace Oakes G.C. | |
| Born | Wallace Arnold Oakes 23 April 1932 Barbridge, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 June 1965 (aged 33) Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Burial place | St Matthew's Church, Haslington, Cheshire |
| Occupation | Train driver |
| Known for | Preventing a train crash |
| Awards | George Cross (posthumous) Carnegie Hero Trust Medal (posthumous) |
Wallace Arnold Oakes GC (23 April 1932 – 12 June 1965), known as Wally Oakes, was an engine driver with British Railways who was born in Barbridge, Cheshire and lived at Wheelock Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire.