Regimental number | 89 |
Place of birth | Eversholt England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wardsman |
Address | Blackhall Hospital, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Kate Oakley, Eversholt, Woven, Bedford, Woburn, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship an individual in the Headquarters embarked. Two ships left Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion: HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915 | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship an individual in the Headquarters embarked. Two ships left Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion: HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915 | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Herbert Arthur Oakley on NR |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard (North of the Church), Bedford and Huntingdon |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Kate OAKLEY, Church End, Evershort |