David OAKLEY

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Service Number:	6378
Enlisted:	28 September 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enfield, England, 1870
Home Town:	Kanowna, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Cottelsoe, Western Australia, 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Boulder Kanowna Honour Roll

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6378, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 6378, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 6378, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle
2 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6378, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh.
19 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6378, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of William Oakley and Maria Oakley nee Skeratt of Enfield, England.

Husband of Elizabeth Jane Oakley nee Davies of Kanowna, WA. David and Elizabeth married during 1900c in Kanowna, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 4 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal