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OAKES, Kenrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1406, 1406A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican Section BB, Zone B, Grave 505. Interred on 24 May 1929 |
| Memorials: | Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , At Serapeum. | |
| 17 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1406A, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Letter A added when take on strength. Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Percival Sydney Oakes and Alice Rose Oakes of Rawson Street, Epping, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 HT Ceramic disembarking on 14 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal