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OAKES, Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 191 |
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Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Kensington, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wimbledon, London, August 1893 |
Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Western Church School, Surrey |
Occupation: | Painter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 191, 1st Infantry Battalion, Kensington, New South Wales | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 191, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 191, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
22 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 191, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left buttock) | |
6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 191, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Son of John Henry Oakes and Mary S Oakes of 35 Hamilton Road, Wimbledon, England.