ORAM, Benjamin
| Service Number: | 2446 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Loughbrough, Leicestshire, England, 15 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright |
| Died: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 21 December 1965, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Salvation Army Section H, Row A, Grave 29 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2446, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2446, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2446, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, At Parkhouse, England | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 30 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2446, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Oram and Esther Oram nee Kidger of Loughbrough, England.
Wheelwright apprenticeship of six years was served with Moss & Sons Ltd., England. He has also served with the 5th Leicestershire Territorials for five years.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- A R Clarke, Emerald, QLD
Next of kin given as his brother George Oram of the same address. George returned to Australia on 22 September 1919 having served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion.
Commenced return to Austrlaia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 12 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal