Albert James OAKES

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Service Numbers:	1546, V147039, V147039
Enlisted:	30 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Norwich, England, 20 January 1894
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England Bolingbroke Lawn, Row AD, Grave 77.
Memorials:

30 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1546, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
8 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1546, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1546, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 23rd Battalion. at Moascar.
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1546, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the finger
24 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1546, 57th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the shoulder
19 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1546, 57th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
18 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1546, 57th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty

23 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, V147039

18 Jan 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V147039 , Staff Sergeant. 3rd Garrison Brigade

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Son of Albert James Oakes and Laura Oakes nee Tanner of Sandringham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Prior to coming to Australia Albert served with the Norfolk Regular Territorial Forces for four years.

Granted leave from 14 May 1919 to 30 September 1919 to Clothing Trade course with Chamberlain, LTD. of Botolph Street, Norwich, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919

Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Albert married Eva Isabella Nield in Victoria

At the time of enlistment for WW2 he was residing in Wishart Street, Port Fairy, Victoria.

Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal