Hubert ORAM

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Service Number:	1761
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 1887
Home Town:	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	New Zealand, 29 January 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Auckland, New Zealand Anglican Division B, Row 3, Grave 82.
Memorials:

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1761, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1761, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1761, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
27 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1761, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis

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Name on NZ BDM is spelt Hubert Oram.

Son of Hubert Oram and Mary Jane Oram nee Young of Hepburn Street, Ponsonly, Auckland, NZ.

Served his printing apprenticeship with Varley Bros of Melbourne, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 24 June 1916 aboard HT Port Sydney 22 July 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal