Sidney Herbert OAKLEY

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Service Number:	968
Enlisted:	30 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Lee Street, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

30 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 968, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 968, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Corporal, 968, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
8 Jun 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 968, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 968 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-08

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Son of Augustus Walter Oakley and Mary Theresa Oakly of Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.

Brother of Alfred Joseph Oakly who returned to Australia and was discharged on 28 February 1919 having served with the 7th Battalion.

Next of kin given as his brother Albert E. Oakley of Douglas Street, Toorak, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal