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O'KANE, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3865 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3865, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3865, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, Originally had been allotted to 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3865, 5th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of alexander O'Kane and Mary Ann O'Kane nee Barnes of Essendon, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother James O'Kane of Grey Street, East Melbourne, Victoria.
Apprenticed to Portman & Son of Clifton Hill, Victoria for six years.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c William married Lillian Clare Schwieger in Victoria