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OAKEY, Owen Lancelot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7337 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Cambridge, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 5 October 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section ZU, Grave 0149 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7337, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7337, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7337, 28th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Fremantle | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 28th Battalion. | |
| 26 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7337, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Oakey and Clara Augusta Oakey nee Bland of Cambridge, England.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Goomalling, Wongan Hills, WA. Previously applied to enlist in July 1916 but it was deferred to October 1916 due to dental requirements.
Next of kin given as his sister Ida Oakey of Beechwood, Fulbourne, Cambridge.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal