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OATES, Irwin Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 792 |
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Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, September 1887 |
Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Teamster |
Died: | Natural causes, Brompton, South Australia, 8 February 1971 |
Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler Salvation Army Honour Roll, Gawler War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 792, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 792, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 792, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Wounded in action at Dardanelles 7 May 1915, head, shoulder and leg injuries
Hospitalised in Manchester UK 8 June 1915
Returned to Australia 19 November 1915
Discharged 21 June 1916 – medically unfit
Married Martha Elsden