Harold Arthur OYSTON

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OYSTON, Harold Arthur

Service Number:	1984
Enlisted:	29 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1893
Home Town:	Bakers Hill, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bakers Hill, Western Australia, 31 May 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn 5, Wall 10, Niche 0093
Memorials:	Bakers Hill Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1984, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
18 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 1984, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 1984, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1984, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the left thigh.
17 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1984, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis James Oyston and Elizabeth Oyston nee McMillan of 'Glen Millan', Baker's Hill, WA.

Brother of Francis John McMillan Oyston who was killed in action on 29 September 1917 while serving with the 32nd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears Menin Gates, Ypres, Panel 23.

Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Harold married Hilda Maud Hill in York, WA

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