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OATLEY, George McKerrocher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2872 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cuballing, Cuballing, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher Salesman |
| Died: | Williams, Western Australia, 22 September 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narrogin Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2872, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2872, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2872, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, From 39th Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , In France from Artillery Details | |
| 21 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2872, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Oatley and Marion Oatley of Slatfield Street, White Vale, Glasgow, Scotland.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal