William Henry OAKLEY

OAKLEY, William Henry

    Service Number: 1817
    Enlisted: 27 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 14th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1886
    Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Stockman
    Died: Eden, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Eden Historic Cemetery, Bega, New South Wales
    Church of England, Section 3, Row E, Grave 3
    Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1817, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    21 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1817, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1817, 5th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
    14 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 5th Light Horse Regiment
    31 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1817, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed.
    9 Nov 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1817, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Henry Oakley and Lillian Oakley nee Starr of Howard place, Bendigo, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard SS Durham Castle then transhipped to HT Orentes at Cape Town, South Afirca on 12 April 1918  disembarking on 12 May 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1931c William married Margery Phyllis Oliver in Victoria

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