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OAKLEY, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6948 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 24 April 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6948, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6948, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6948, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, In France. | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6948, 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 23 August 1918 | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6948, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Isaac Oakley and Honora Agnes Oakley nee Smith of Leibig Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
Harold served his butchery apprenticeship with W. Hunt of Warrnambool.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 30 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal