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OAKLEY, Harold Warburton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 24601 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Divisional Artillery HQ |
| Born: | Donald, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Donald, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 October 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated on 13 October 1965 and the ashes were collected. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 24601, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Driver, 24601, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Driver, 24601, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Divisional Artillery HQ, To 3rd Divisional Artillery Headquarters from 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column. | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 24601, Divisional Artillery HQ, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Frederick Oakley and Caroline Charlotte Oakley nee Keane of Donald, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 27 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Harold married Muriel Dorothy Vernon Sabelberg in Victoria