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OATS, Herbert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 431 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chiltern State School, Chiltern, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row E, Grave 8 Rev. E. Merrington officiated, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 431, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 431, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 431, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 431, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 431 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Oats and Mary Ann Oats nee Pearce of 444 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria formerly of Chiltern, Victoria, Brother of Eleanor Victoria Oats, Stanley Thomas Oats, Richard Henry Oats, Lily Oats, Colin Sydney Oats and Emily Oats
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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