Sidney John OXLEY

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Service Number:	2231
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Canterbury, England, 1887
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Hughesdale, Victoria, Australia, October 1955, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Plot reads: 28353N. Interred on 25 October 1955.
Memorials:

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
16 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, Severe head wound. Embarked for England on 20 October 1916 aboard HS St. David
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Multiple wounds to buttocks, side and hand. Embarked for England on 17 May 1917 aboard HS Aberdonian
27 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wounds to the left arm. Invalided to England on 1 September 1918
24 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of George Oxley and Amy Oxley nee Court of Canterbury, England.

Next of kin given as his brother Edward Oxley of Balmoral Street, South Yarra, Victoria

On 8 January 1919 Sidney married Dora Amelia Farmer in St. Peter's Church, Hartley, Worcester, England. Rector James F. Hastings officiated.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 23 August 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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