During Operation Crusader, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment had lost 49 killed, 76 wounded and 61 taken prisoner – roughly a quarter of the regiment's strength. Among the dead was Oakes, who was killed by artillery fire on 30 November. In January 1942, Bardia would be captured by the allies, freeing 1171 commonwealth prisoners, included most of the men from 34 Battery who had been captured at Sidi Aziz.
