John OATWAY

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Service Number:	4837
Enlisted:	7 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Divisional Salvage Company
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, 20 April 1876
Home Town:	Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 21 September 1955, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Hindmarsh Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials:

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4837, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4837, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4837, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, At Etaples
10 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Salvage Company, From 50th Battalion
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4837, 4th Divisional Salvage Company, Multiple wounds accidentally caused by a grenade at the dump
13 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4837, 4th Divisional Salvage Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Full name John Edwin Oatway but served as John Oatway with his address at time of enlistment being given as Bacon Street, Hindmarsh, SA

Son ofAlfred William Cuthbert Oatway and Jane Ann Oatway nee Hill of Ann Street, Hindmarsh, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 29 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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