Ronald Mervyn OATES

OATES, Ronald Mervyn

    Service Number: 866
    Enlisted: 10 December 1915, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 35th Infantry Battalion
    Born: London, England, 1889
    Home Town: Ballengarra, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Teamster
    Died: Died of Wounds, 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, France, 25 February 1917
    Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
    Plot V111, Row B, Grave 175
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koorawatha War Memorial Park Gates
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 866, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
    1 May 1916: Involvement Private, 866, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
    1 May 1916: Embarked Private, 866, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
    17 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 866, 35th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the throat
    25 Feb 1917: Involvement Corporal, 866, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 866 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-25

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Oates and Alice Oates of Ballengarra, Wilson River, NSW.

    Brother of Reginald Oates who returned to Australia on 28 June 1919 having served with the Australian Army Medical Corps Details; 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.

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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