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OLDHAM, Harry Ross Le Poer
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2547 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia, 7 June 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Red Cliffs Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Irymple State School No 3174 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2547, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2547, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2547, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Light Horse Regiment, From 60th Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2547, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Gassed | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2547, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Ross Oldham and Frances Mary Henderson formerly Oldham nee Taylor of Acland Street, St. Kilda, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Harry married Susan Ann McFarlane in Victoria