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John Maitland OATEY

Regimental number3741
Place of birthMaitland South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressHighbury Street, Prospect, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 2 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRidge Wood Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 7), Voormezeele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth OATEY, Maitland, York Peninsula, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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