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OAKES, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11116 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer and Carpenter |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery CEN, Section 9, Row 2, Grave 3. Commemorated with a plaque and Populus Simoni tree in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11116, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 11116, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 11116, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 22 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Field Ambulance, In England | |
| 30 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, From 16th Field Ambulance | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 11116, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Oakes and Maria Oakes nee King of Cobden Street, Ballarat South, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HS Armagh as nursing staff disembarking on 18 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c William married Hilda Curnow in Victoria