James OAKES

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Service Numbers:	467, 1585
Enlisted:	12 November 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stockton, England, 1888
Home Town:	Werris Creek, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	War Veterans Home, Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 11 February 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Methodist Section, New Section 1, Grave 1197
Memorials:

12 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 467, Depot Battalion
4 Dec 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 467, Depot Battalion , Discharged Medically unfit before embarkation
8 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1585
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1585, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1585, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''

15 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private

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Next of kin given as his aunt Mrs James Larkin of Werris Creek, NSW.

On 8 May 1919 James married Alice Emily Hollingsworth in Registry Office, St. Paneras, London. Registrar William H. Culpin, officiated.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Port Lincoln disembarking on 20 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal