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OAKLEY, Leonard Ashton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3598 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinetmaker |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 3 January 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3598, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3598, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3598, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, At Ferry Post. | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3598, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head and right knee. Transferred to England aboard HS Dieppe on 22 July 1916 | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 59th Battalion | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion. In England | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3598, 59th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg. | |
| 25 May 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3598, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Oakley and Emma Sophia Oakley nee Ashton of Lava Street, Warrnambool, Victoria. Brother of Leslie Cecil Oakley who returned to Australia on returned to Australia on 29 February 1916 having served with the 4th Light Horse Regiment
His Cabinetmaking apprenticeship was served with E. B. Phillips of Warrnambool for six years.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 as wounded aboard HS Czaritza then on 7 April 1919 at Alexandria he was transhipped to HS Dunluce Castle disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Lillian Ruth Oakley.