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OAKES, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2866 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Winsford, Cheshire, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2866, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2866, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2866, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2866, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Sarah Weedall, Great North Road, Five Dock, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Prinz Hubertus disembarking on 26 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal