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OATS, Roy Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 513 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Neville, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Neville, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Section EE, Rose Garden 20, Position 72 |
| Memorials: | Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 513, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 513, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 513, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 513, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. Transferred to England on 15 October 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 513, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Glen Innes, NSW
Son of Francis Martin Oats and Janet Oats nee Scott of Neville via Blayney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Corinthic disembarking on 7 March 1918 at Melbourne then transhipped on 4 March 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1942 Roy was residing in the the War Veterans Home, Narabeen, NSW. Later joined the Dee Why RSL Sub Branch in 1967.