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OAKLEY, Thomas Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4182 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sibton, Suffolk, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Burrowye, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Heveningham Elementary School, Suffok, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4182, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4182, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4182, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Oakley of Heveningham, Suffolk, England
Next of kin was given as Constance E. Rose of Burrowye, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal