OAKENFULL, Ernest
| Service Number: | 72 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia Wall C, Niche 122 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 72, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 72, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 72, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 72, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Sever wound to the abdomen. Transferred to England from Rouen on 16 October 1917 aboard HS St. George | |
| 24 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 72, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Miitary District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Phillip Oakenfull and Charlotte Oakenfull nee Ellis of Mooroopna, Victoria.
Brother of George Edwin Oakenfull who returned to Australia on 24 December 1918 having served with the 9th Mobile Veterinary Section; William Henry Oakenfull who returned to Australia on 27 December 1918 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battallion.
Next of kin given as his sister Mrs Allen of The Avenue, Balaclava, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 25 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Ernest married Fanny Smith in Victoria