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OAKLEY, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 356 |
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Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Waratah and Devonport State Schools, Tasmania |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport ANZAC Centenary Commemoration Gallipoli Campaign, Devonport Cenotaph, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Waratah Roll of Honor 1918 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 356, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 356, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 356, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin and Maria Oakley of WAratah, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Henry Joseph Oakley who returned to Australia on 9 June 1919 having served with the 13th Field Company Engineers. James William Oakley who returned to Australia on 29 June 1919 having served with the 40th Battalion