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OAKLEY, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2502 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, 19 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 24 November 1959, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beaconsfield Cemetery, Tasmania |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2502, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2502, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2502, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2502, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right thigh and right shoulder. | |
| 18 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2502, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 6th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Ezekiel and Emma Jane Oakley nee Jeffreys of Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 February 1917 aboard HS Karoola as wounded disembarking on 10 April 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Rosa Emily Oakley of Beaconsfield, Tasmania