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OAKES, Lionel Radcliffe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 636 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 22 February 1875 |
| Home Town: | Fullerton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pruner |
| Died: | Hospital, South Australia, 2 December 1949, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Section TAK, Path 14 Grave 0160. Interred on 5 December 1949 |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 636, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 636, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 636, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 1st Remount Unit | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 636 | |
| 18 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 636, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Oakes and Elizabeth Mary Oakes nee Samson of Fullerton Estate, SA. Brother of Reginald Noel Oakes who returned to Australia on 17 July 1919 having served with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa disembarking on 18 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Mabel Frances Oakes of Orange Grove, Kensington Park, SA