Regimental number | 7327 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Footscray State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Beaudesert, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Oates, Merthya Austin Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of heart) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row E, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Rosina OATES, 18 Austin Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 800 Corporal Nicholas James OATES, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 6 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched in to 4th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; taken on strength, 15th Bn, in the field, 1 October 1917. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, OATES Robert
Red Cross File No 2030104A |