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OLDHAM, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1866 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 17 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 22 August 1963, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Plot reads: 17*51*N |
| Memorials: | Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1866, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1866, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1866, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Conspicuous gallantry in rescuing wounded at Pozieres. Recommendation date: 25 August 1916. Commonwealth Gazette 62, on 19 April 1917 | |
| 13 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1866, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right thigh. Embarked for England on 22 May 1917 aboard HS West Australia | |
| 15 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1866, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Oldham and Louisa Oldham nee Chandler of Clyde Road, Warwick Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Arthur married Annie Effie May Power in Victoria