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OATES, Josiah Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5012 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Busselton, Western Australia, 2 June 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated. |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5012, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5012, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5012, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5012, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5012, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, From 6th Tunnelling Company | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5012, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Oates and Elizabeth Ann Oates nee Gribble of Bendigo, Victoria.
Husband of Lily Oates nee James of Oroya Street, Boulder, WA. Josiah and Lily married during 1904c in Boulder, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 June 1919 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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