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OATS, Charles Mason
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2969 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Neville, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Nippering, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Methodist New Section 1AW, Zone F, Grave 948 |
| Memorials: | Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 7 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment Charles was living in the Nippering, WA area.
Son of John Semmens Oats and Mary Jane Oats of Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 16 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Charles married Mary Eliza Colbert in Canterbury, NSW