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OATES, Roy Joseph Clague
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2175 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 31 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Croydon, South Australia, 4 August 1963, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section GX, Drive A, Path 41, Grave 225S Interred on 6 August 1963 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2175, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2175, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2175, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2175 | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2175, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Oates and Fanny Elizabeth Oates nee Dyer of William Street, Alberton, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 27 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 1 November 1922 Roy married Margurite Lawlor in St Patricks Church, Adelaide, SA