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OATES, Eric Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6825, Q54865 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 26 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1978, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rockhampton Crematorium, Qld |
| Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler Salvation Army Honour Roll, Gawler War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 9 August 1917 aboard HS Panama | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, Q54865 | |
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| 10 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Rockhampton, QLD | |
| 10 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q54865, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 24 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
| 24 Jul 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q54865, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 6825, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Oonoonba, via Townsville, QLD.
Son of Albert Oates and Amy Oates nee Frost of Union Street, Gawler, SA formerly of Port Pirie, SA.
Brother of Howard Milton Oates who returned to Australia on 8 February 1919 having served with the 10th Battalion; Irwin Harry Oates who returned to Australia on 19 November 1915 having served with the 10th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917
Medals WW1: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 11 February 1924 Eric married married Margaret Coulthard in QLD.
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