Matthais Byers OXLADE

OXLADE, Matthais Byers

    Service Number: 3885
    Enlisted: 21 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1891
    Home Town: New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Commercial Traveller
    Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 March 1935, aged 43 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
    Memorials: Campbell S Hoffnung & Co. Ltd.
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    World War 1 Service

    21 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3885, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    31 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 3885, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    31 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 3885, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
    16 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3885, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg
    27 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
    15 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3885, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Oxlade and Louisa Maria Oxlade nee Byers of Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm, QLD

    Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking sick at Suez on 8 February 1919. On 10 April 1919 he embarked HT Khyber at Suez for Australia disembarking on 21 May 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    On 12 July 1920 Mathias married Mary Cecila Ball in QLD

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