John Thomas OATES

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Service Number:	3858
Enlisted:	25 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Bronte, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 28 November 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales W-21-GE-OR-3429. Interred on 1 December 1961
Memorials:

25 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3858, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3858, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 3858, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
1 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3858, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked HS Brighton from Calais to England on 5 April 1917
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3858, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of James Oates and Rose Susannah Oates nee Robbins of Waverley, NSW.

Husband of Sarah Ann Oates nee Dickson of 'Rewa', Bayview Street, Bronte, NSW. John and Sarah married during 1915c in Waverley, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1919 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 5 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal