David OAKLEY

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Service Number:	5144
Enlisted:	12 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1898
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 15 January 1978, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane ANZAC 2-1, Grave 705.
Memorials:	Corinda Sherwood Shire Roll of Honor, Milton Christ Church Honour Board

12 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5144, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5144, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5144, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion
9 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian General Hospital, From 47th Battalion
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5144, 1st Australian General Hospital, Wound to the scalp
23 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Australian General Hospital
2 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5144, 47th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed
25 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5144, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Shell concussion
20 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5144, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Full name is David Arthur Spencer Oakley.

Son of William Oakley and Jane (Jennie) Annie Little nee Spencer of Milton Road, Auchenflower, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 28 November 1922 David married Margaret May McKee in QLD