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OATES, Josiah Charles
Step 1: 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 |
Biography 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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