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OAKEY, Gerald Arthur Vane
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2196 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Worcester, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Saint Martins Boys School & Royal Grammar School, Worcester, England |
| Occupation: | Attendant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Claremont Hospital for the Insane Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2196, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2196, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2196, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was employed at the Hospital for the Insane, Claremont, WA.
Son of William Irasmus Oakey and Lydia Oakey of "Ingleside", Wulstan's Crescent, Worcester, England.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Posted to England for dispersal