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OAKFORD, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6032 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Lovett, Tasmania, Australia, 3 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Franklin, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 9 February 1957, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholica area, Row EE, Grave 327. Interred on 13 February 1957 |
| Memorials: | Geeveston Cairns Bay School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6032, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6032, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6032, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Tunnelling Companies | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 6032, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Gassed. | |
| 6 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6032, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oakford and Margaret Mary Oakford nee Darcy of Franklin, Tasmania. William died when their children were very young and Margaret struggled to raise her three children due to serious health issues.
Next of kin was given as his brother Michael A.L. Oakford of Franklyn, Huon, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aenaes disembarking on 12 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c John married Catherine Ann O'Neill in Victoria