Francis John McMillan OYSTON

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OYSTON, Francis John McMillan

Service Number:	6312
Enlisted:	4 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bakers Hill Roll of Honor, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Northam Fallen, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6312, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6312, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6312, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
16 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
29 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 6312, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6312 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis James Oyston and Elizabeth Oyston nee McMillan of 'Glen Millan', Baker's Hill, WA.

Brother of Harold Arthur Oyston who returned to Australia on 2 August 1919 having served with the 51st Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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