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OATES, Arnold Aubrey Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 645 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Guyong, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Millthorpe, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 11 May 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, Millthorpe Memorial Gates, Millthorpe Shadforth Public School Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 645, 1st Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 645, 1st Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 645, 1st Machine Gun Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 645, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Oates and Elizabeth Jane Oates nee Richards of 'Rosemerin', Guyong, Orange, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Arnold married Gladys Irene Bryant in Orange, NSW