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OAKHILL, William Perkins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2140 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milora, Queensland, Australia, 14 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wondai, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 23 December 1974, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 2. Commemorated with a plaque in the Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Harrisville Memorial Gates, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2140, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2140, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to mitral regurgitation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Oakhill and Sarah Oakhill nee Perkins of Milora via Boonah, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 18 November 1917 at Melbourne then onward travel overland to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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