OAKLEY, Henry Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 1856, 477, 1856 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 17 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Waratah Roll of Honor 1918 |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1856, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1856, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1856, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1856, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Company Engineers, From 12th Battalion. Allotted number 477 when taken of strength | |
| 28 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 477, 1856, 13th Field Company Engineers, Second occasion. Wound to the left thigh. Embarked for England on 9 February 1917 aboard HS Dunluce Castle. Number 477 on 6 March 1916 allotted on | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 477, 1856, 13th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Oakley and Maria Oakley nee Hughes of Waratah, Tasmania.
Brother of William Henry Oakley who was killed in action on 25 April 1915 while serving with the 12th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 35 of the Lone Pine Memorial. James William Oakley who returned to Australia on 29 June 1919 having served with the 40th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1917 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 9 June 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 22 July 1918 Henry married Roberta Pretoria Martin in Waratah, Tasmania