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OAKES, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 245 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coach Builder |
| Died: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bairnsdale Public Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 245, 6th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 245, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 245, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, From 6th Machine Gun Company | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 245, 15th Machine Gun Company, Wound to the right leg. Embarked for England on 25 September 1917 | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From wounding. | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 245, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Second occasion. Sever wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 3 October 1918 | |
| 18 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 245, 5th Machine Gun 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 John Oakes and Rosetta Maria Oakes nee Williams of Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1919 aboard HS Ascanius disembarking on 3 April 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal