Colin St Clair Oakes
Colin St Clair Oakes MBE ARIBA (23 May 1908 – 12 December 1971) was a British architect. He was a Principal Architect for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now Commonwealth War Graves Commission) responsible for many of the war cemeteries and memorials in Asia after the second world war. Notable amongst these are Kranji War Cemetery and Memorial in Singapore, Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong, and Kohima War Cemetery in Nagaland, India.
Colin St Clair Oakes MBE | |
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| Born | Colin St Clair Oakes 23 May 1908 Llansannan, Wales, |
| Died | 12 December 1971 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Nancy Lea (1913–1973) |
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| Awards | MBE (1944) |
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