Norman William OELKERS

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OELKERS, Norman William

Service Number:	5889
Enlisted:	12 July 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1888
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 24 September 1971, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance \| Cemetery & Crematorium Creation service held on 27 September 1971
Memorials:	Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5889, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5889, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5889, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5889, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 24 September 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick
24 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5889, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Herman William Oelkers and Eva Bertha Oelkers nee Hawkins of James Street, opposite the School, Toowoomba, West Queensland.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 11 June 1938 Norman married Daphne Sara Anderson in QLD.

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