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William Walter OAKLEY

Regimental number963
Date of birth29 September 1885
Place of birthBriagolong Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFisherman
AddressPaynesville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Helena Letitia Oakley, Paynesville, Victoria
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of James and Hannah Letitia Oakley, Paynesville, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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