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OLDHAM, Wilfred
| Other Name: | Oldham, Wilfrid |
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| Service Number: | 19598 |
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Papua New Guinea, 8 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Laura Public School, Unley District High School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Coronary Occlusion , Malvern, South Australia, Australia, 24 July 1959, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia South East, Rose Bed S3, Position 030 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Education Department Roll of Honour, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Laura Public School Roll of Honour, Unley High School Centenary WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19598, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 19598, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 19598, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 19598 | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 19598, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Bignell Oldham and Alice Edith Oldham of Queens Avenue, St Arnaud, Victoria, later of Horsham, Victoria.
Brother of Frederic Horace Oldham who died on 11 March 1917 while serving with the 21st Battalion and is buried in in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot V1, Row C, Grave 40; Harold Grant Oldham who returned to Australia on 29 May 1919 having served with the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Marathon as nursing staff, disembarking on 5 June 1919
Medal: British War Medal
On 2 April 1920 Wilfred married Marjory Anderson in Methodist Church, West Hindmarsh, SA