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OAKMEN, Marcus Ellery Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 851 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 851, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 851, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 851, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion | |
| 4 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 54th Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion | |
| 18 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 851, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oakman and Margaret Elizabeth (Bessie) Oakman of 'Carthona', York Road, Waverley, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Coronthic disembarking on 3 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal