William Henry OAKLEY

OAKLEY, William Henry

    Service Number: 356
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 356, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania
    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

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    Biography 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

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