Edward Charles OATES

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Service Number:	1648
Enlisted:	24 August 1915, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Narromine, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1892
Home Town:	Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Narromine, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1965, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Narromine General Cemetery Anglican, 4B
Memorials:

24 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
10 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Charles Oates and Hannah Oates of 'Woodleigh', Narromine, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 17 August 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Edward married Lydia Josephine McCudden in Narromine, NSW.