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OAKES, William Montague
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2849 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 23 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1956, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nambour (old) General Cemetery, Qld NC1, Row 7, Site 17 |
| Memorials: | Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2849, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2849, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2849, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 47th Battalion | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2849, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Robert Snodgrass Oakes and Eleando Oakes of Casino, NSW later of Bunderberg, QLD.
Next of kin given as his grandmother A.J. Oakes of The Oaks, Childers, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 21 May 1919 at Adelaide for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 19 December 1921 William married Ida Frances Vivian Williams in QLD