Regimental number | 8091 |
Place of birth | Newcastle New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Church Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J W Oldham, Church Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 4th Australian Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Fouquescourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row AA, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph William and Jane OLDHAM, Douglas Street, Stockton, New South Wales. Native of Lambton, New South Wales |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He brought in a wounded man under heavy fire from "No Man's Land" and afterwards continued tending the wounded without rest for some 20 hours under heavy shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |