Cecil Victor OAKLEY

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Service Number:	3596
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 March 1894
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Glebe School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Died of Wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 20 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot 111, Row A, Grave 13. Inscription: OUR DEAR SON FAR FROM THOSE WHO LOVED HIM IN A HERO'S GRAVE HE LIES
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 4th Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
5 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Pte from Cpl
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 4th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Huntsend"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Abdomen
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), DIed of Wounds received in action -- G.S.W. Adbomen -- 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France.
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3596 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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Son of Charles Oakley and Emily Ellen Oakley of Cooper Street, Redfern, NSW.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal