OEHLMAN, John Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 2885, 2855 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 2 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 September 1973, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2855, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2855, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to otitis media |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of August Ernest Gottlieb Theodor Oehlmann and Hannah Orhlman nee Cameron of 'Burwood', Curzon Street, Range, Toowoomba, QLD.
Brother of William Cameron Oehlman who returned to Australia on 1 January 1920 having served with the 52nd and 41st Battalions; Cyril Francis Leigh Oehlman who returned to Australia on 2 March 1919 having served with the 15th Battalion; Arnold Bert Theodore Oehlman who returned to Australia on 25 April 1919 having served with the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 3 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
On 23 January 1919 John married Elizabeth Jardine in the Parish Church Sootby, Wetheral, Carlilsle, Cumberland, England. Vicar E. Saunders Greene officiated.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal