OAKMAN, William Charles
| Service Number: | 973 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Army Signals Corps |
| Born: | Gembrook, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1970, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Grave 2328 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right buttock | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Signals Corps, From 23rd Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 973, Army Signals Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles William Oakman and Mary Ann Oakman nee Sellers of Gembrook. Victoria.
Brother of John James Oakman who returned to Australia on 27 December 1918 having served with the 58th Battalion
Husband of Florence Sarah Ann Oakman nee Regester of Roseberry Road, Auburn, Victoria. William and Florence married during 1911c in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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