Albert Ernest OAKLEY

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Service Number:	2369
Enlisted:	11 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Johnsonville, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bairnsdale Public Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor

11 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, Gassed.
29 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed, affecting his eyes and chest. Invalided to England on 3 October 1918
3 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 2369, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded, gas poisoning

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Son of John Albert Oakley andEsther Edith Oakley nee Pumphrey of Colac, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 31 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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