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OAKLANDS, Ernest Thomas George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7022, 7022A |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps Headquarters |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 8 May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Sir Edward Millen Home, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 10 September 1923, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican, Section MON A3, Grave 0677 |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor, Fremantle 5th Military District Headquarters Administrative and Instructional Staff Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7022, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 7022, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 7022, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Letter A added to his number when taken on strength. Now 7022A | |
| 14 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Corps Headquarters, From 16th Battalion | |
| 14 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Corps Headquarters, From 16th Battalion | |
| 8 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7022A, Australian Corps Headquarters, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to defective vision |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Ernest Oaklands and Mary Ann Oaklands nee Wyatt of Mount Gambier, SA.
Husband of Dolores Oaklands nee Serra of Stirling Street, Perth, WA. Ernest and Dolores were married during 1908c in Boulder, WA.
Commenced return to Australia 6 October 1919 aboard HT Pakeha disembarking on 16 November 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal