Sgt.
William Aubrey Oates
Military Details
Service Number: 12
Regiment & Unit / Ship
3rd Australian Infantry (A.I.F)
Enlisted
27 August 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
27 August 1914
Place of Enlistment
Sydney , NSW , Australia
Residence at Enlistment
27 Eglington Street , Lidcombe , Sydney ,NSW
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Battalion at Enlistment
3rd
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1880
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Address
Montreal Street , Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
India , serving as a Private with the 1st South Lancs Regiment
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Montreal Street , Cleator Moor
Parents
late John James & Martha Oates
Siblings
Edwin C , John James , George Herbert , Emily
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Labourer
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
24th July 1916
Age at Death
33
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Australian Infantry (A.I.F)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
3rd
Rank at Death
Sgt.
Notes
Attestation records indicate he completed 12 years service with the South Lancashire Regiment in the UK. Dates unknown.
Buried or Commemorated at
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