William Trevor (Bill) OATES

OATES, William Trevor

Service Number: R55722
Enlisted: 27 July 1959
Last Rank: Leading Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Melbourne (I)
Born: Ashford, South Australia, 18 January 1942
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Permanent Navy
Died: South Australia, 18 May 2013, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria
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Non Warlike Service

27 Jul 1959: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy

Vietnam War Service

27 Jan 1963: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Queenborough
27 Jan 1963: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman
25 Apr 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Melbourne (I)
25 Apr 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman
25 May 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Patrolman, R55722 , HMAS Melbourne (I)
25 May 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Retired as a Chief Petty Officer Coxswain