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OAKLEY, Joseph Samuel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4564 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Ross, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia, 11 March 1895 |
Home Town: | Campbell Town, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Campbell Town State School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1917, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St. Luke's Church War Memorial, Campbell Town St. Luke's Church War Shrine, Campbell Town War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4564, Ross, Tasmania | |
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8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
8 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
12 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4564 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-12 |
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