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OATES, William Aubrey
Personal Details
Service Number: | 12 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England, 1881 |
Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 12, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 12, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
24 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 12, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 12 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-24 |
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Son of John and Martha OATES