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OAKLEY, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1173 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Deniliquin, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Womboota, New South Wales, Australia, 6 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Lawson Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1973, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lawson Cemetery, NSW LCE1, Row K, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Echuca War Memorial, Womboota Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Deniliquin, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1173, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1173, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the eye | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1173, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the back. Embarked HS Western Australia for England on 21 November 1917 | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1173, 7th Infantry Battalion, Fourth occasion. Shell wound to the left elbow | |
| 25 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1173, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Charles Oakley and Jane Oakley nee North of Moama, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 December 1918 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 29 January 1919 at Melbourne as wounded
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c George married Elizabeth (Lizzie) May Smith.