Sidney OAKLEY MM

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Service Number:	3596
Enlisted:	19 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Marrickville West Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Electrical Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery:	Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot XXX, Row B, Grave 4. Headstone reads: A young life that promised well at the will of God, a hero fell
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3596, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3596, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3596, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
10 Jul 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: During the operation against the Hindenburg Line near Noreuil on 3rd/4th May Corporal Oakley was one of a carrying party and worked continuously for over 60 hours, often under very heavy barrages. he showed an utter contempt for danger, rallying the men, assisting the wounded, and maintaining the supply of S.A.A. and bombs from forward battle dump to the front line. He set a splendid example, and his behaviour inspired the men when passing through a barrage. Commonwealth Gazette on 8 November 1917, position 189
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 3596, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3596 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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Son of Lewis Oakley and Madeline Oakley of Francis Street, Marrickville, NSW formerly of Balmain, NSW.

Apprenticed to Copeland & Waddell of Sydney for four years.

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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