William Alfred OATWAY

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Service Number:	6318
Enlisted:	12 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill. WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, 24 November 1872
Home Town:	Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Construction Engineer
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 20 April 1940, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section YC, Grave 0013. Appears to be unmarked
Memorials:

12 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6318, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill. WA
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6318, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6318, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
3 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6318, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and myalgia

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Son of Alfred William Cuthbert Oatway and Jane Ann Oatway nee Hill of Hindmarsh, SA.

Husband of Lavina Oatway nee Jewitt of Grayland Street, Claremont, WA. William and Lavina married during 1903c in Perth, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal