OATES, Reginald
| Service Number: | 1924 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Somersetshire, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballengarra, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bush Worker |
| Died: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 23 December 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Macquarie General Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1924, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1924, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1924, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1924, 36th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg, later amputated. Embarked for England on 18 August 1917 aboard HS Kaylan | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From 36th Battalion | |
| 23 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1924, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oates and Alice Oates of Ballengarra, Wilson River, NSW.
Ronald Mervyn Oates who was killed in action on 25 February 1917 while serving with the 35th Battalion and is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Plot V111, Row B, Grave 175; Clifford William Oates who was killed in action on 21 July 1917 while serving with the 35th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 25.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HS Karoola as wounded disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Reginald married Grace Mary Twine in Ballina, NSW