James OATES

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Service Number:	2625
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fire Insurance Inspector
Died:	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, August 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne C E Bolingbroke Lawn, Row R, Grave 60. Interred on 8 August 1972 and held in perpetuity for all time
Memorials:

14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2625, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2625, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne
6 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Oates and Harriet Ann Oates nee Supple of Stawell, Victoria.

Husband of Augusta Bishop Oates nee Lindsay of 'Gloncon', Densham Road, Armadale, Victoria. James and Augusta married during 1915c in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 29 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal