Alexander Montague OAKES

OAKES, Alexander Montague

Service Numbers: 631, 11
Enlisted: 17 August 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Johannesburg, South Africa, 1882
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Stockman
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 September 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Plot 1, Row F, Grave 11, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 631
19 Aug 1914: Involvement Private, 631, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1914: Embarked Private, 631, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
4 Mar 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 631, Period served
6 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 11, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Alexander and  Eliza Jane Oakes of 'Camden House', Woodstock, South Africa

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Had previous service with the Duke of Wellington Mounted Rifles