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OAKMAN, Elmore Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3854 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1917, Enlisted at Kilmore, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Humula, New South Wales, Australia, 4 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kilmore, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Goondee Repatriation Home, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1974, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Humula District Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3854, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Kilmore, Victoria | |
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| 2 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3854, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3854, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3854, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Munney Oakman and Selina Ellen Oakman of Humula, NSW later of Kyeamba, NSW.
Brother of Athol James Roy Oakman who returned to Australia on 7 August 1919 having served with the 1st Field Squadron Engineers: Reuben Munney Thornet Oakman who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 while serving with the 17th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Essex disembarking on 25 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Elmore married Kathleen Woodstock in Holbrook, NSW.