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OATES, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15169 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 20 October 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia 1c Section, Wall 2, Niche 0073. Commemorated in the WA Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15169, Hospital Transport Corps, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 15169, Hospital Transport Corps, RMS Mooltan, Fremantle | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 15169, Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Australian General Hospital | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 15169, 14th Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 15169, 14th Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, From 14th Australian General Hospital | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 15169, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Battle of Beersheba, Wound to the arm, later amputated. | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 15169, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Oates and Martha Oates nee Rogers of Dyer Street, West Perth, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 December 1917 aboard HTNZ Topua disembarking on 24 January 1918 at Albany, WA
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c William married Phyllis Mary Norriss in Perth, WA