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OATES, Fredrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6854 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1917, Enlisted at Darlinghurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 28 October 1901 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchard Labourer |
| Died: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1938, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narrandera Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic area, Plan B, Row 3, Grave 19. |
| Memorials: | Orange Methodist Church WWI Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6854, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Darlinghurst, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6854, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6854, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6854, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Fredrick Oates. He was underage when he enlisted.
Son of John Thomas Oates and Hettie Austin Oates of William Street, Orange, NSW.
On 21 July 1917 he disembarked HT Beltana at Cape Town, South Africa where he re-embarked HT Ceramic for return voyage Australia. Disembarked on 15 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medal: British War Medal