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OLDHAM, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6377 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Australind, Western Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Convent School, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brunswick Juntion Memorial Hall Honour Roll, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6377, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6377, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6377, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oldham and Elizabeth Oldham nee Murphy of Springhill via Bunbury, WA.
Husband of Alica May Oldham nee Pridmore of Glen Iris via Bunbury, WA. William and Alice married during 1907c in Donnybrook, WA. Alice later died during 1918c in Northam. Next of kin then given as William's eldest son Harold Oldham C/- of Isabella Oldham of Glen Iris, WA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal, issued to Isabella Oldham to be held in trust for Harold Oldham.