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OATES, James Henry Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2427 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Ironbark, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria Interred 13 May 1929. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2427, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2427, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 14 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2427, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to foot drop |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Oates and Mary Sleeman Oates nee Holman of Bendigo, Victoria.
Husband of Beatrice Mabel Oates nee Williams of Robshaw Street, Ironbark, Bendigo, Victoria. James an Beatrice married during 1906c in Victoria
Returned to Australia on 10 March 1918 aboard HT Orontes
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal