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OAKES, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 65804 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1918, Enlisted at Kurri Kurri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tighes Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 65804, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Kurri Kurri, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 65804, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 65804, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength from the re-inforcements | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 65804, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George D. Oakes and Catherine Oakes of Rawson Street, Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 10 September 1919
Medal: British War Medal
During 1925c Claude married Elsie M. Lee in Kurri Kurri, NSW