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OAKES, Arthur

Service Number:	2770
Enlisted:	6 June 1916, Enlisted at Marengo, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marengo, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Young, Young, New South Wales
Schooling:	Hillmont School, Marengo West, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 March 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murringo Honour Roll, Murringo War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2770, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Marengo, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2770, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2770, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Oakes and Sarah Oakes, Marengo via Young, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal