Reginald Noel OAKES

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OAKES, Reginald Noel

Service Number:	28571
Enlisted:	22 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Fullerton, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hardware Asst.
Died:	Lower Mitcham, South Australia, 25 October 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens of Remembrance, Tree Bed 15, Position 009. Interred on 27 August 1970
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World War 1 Service

22 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28571, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 28571, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 28571, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 6th Field Artillery Brigade
9 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
19 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 28571, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Shell wound to the cheek and jaw. Invalided to England on 23 April 1918
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 28571
25 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 28571, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 28571, 4th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Oakes and Elizabeh Mary Oakes nee Samson of Fullerton Estate, SA. Brother of Lionel Radcliffe Oakes who returned to Australia on 18 April 1919 having served with the Australian Veterinary Hospital.

Husband of Florence Daisy Oakes of Fullerton Road, Fullerton, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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