James OXENHAM

OXENHAM, James

Service Number: 3662
Enlisted: 15 October 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Chepstow, Wales, 11 April 1873
Home Town: Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Ship Fireman
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World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3662, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
20 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3662, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3662, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
23 Oct 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3662, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and premature senility

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his brother W. Oxenham of  Wells Street, Plymouth, England.

Returned to Australia on 8 August 1916 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 23 October 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In February 1935 James was residing in Bathurst, NSW