OAKMAN, Herbert
Service Number: | 1711 |
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Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 8 April 1890 |
Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1939, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1711, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1711, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
15 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 55th Infantry Battalion, Buried by a shell | |
16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 55th Battalion | |
18 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 54th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the left axilla. Invalided to England on 25 June 1918 | |
19 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
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Son of Richard Oakman and Elizabeth Oakman nee Aldridge of Wall Street, North Wagga Wagga, NSW later of Redfern, NSW.
Brother of Thomas Oakman who returned to Australia on 12 July 1919 having served with the 54th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 29 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 22 December 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 27 May 1922 Herbert married Minnie Clarke in Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Address at the time of death was Lilac Street, Punchbowl, NSW