William Leslie OAKLEY

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Service Number:	51670
Enlisted:	18 February 1918, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1899
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colac General Cemetery, Victoria Monumental 72-807-11
Memorials:	Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor

18 Feb 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51670, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria
5 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 51670, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Jun 1918:	Embarked Private, 51670, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney
6 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51670, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Alfred Oakley and Esther Edith Oakley nee Pumphrey of 'Fairview', Yeo via Colac, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison 30 November 1919

During 1942 William married Ellen Ruth Thorp in Victoria