The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
attached to: The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

Died on Tuesday 24 April 1951

Buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan
in Plot 17, Row 3, Position 12, and in Grave Serial 709.

There is an entry on Page 82 in the UK Book of Remembrance held at the National Army Museum which reads:

The King's Shropshire Light Infantry att The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) : Private J J Oates

There is an entry in the Army Historical Branch's Roll of Honour which reads:

Number	22164491
Rank	Pte
Name	OATES, J J
Unit	KSLI att Mx
Date of Death	24.4.51
Commemorated or Buried	Pusan-Plot 17, Row 3, Grave No. 709